diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
index f1494fe..e1cc862 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ __nf_conntrack_find(struct net *net, u16 zone,
 
 extern int nf_conntrack_hash_check_insert(struct nf_conn *ct);
 extern void nf_ct_delete_from_lists(struct nf_conn *ct);
-extern void nf_ct_insert_dying_list(struct nf_conn *ct);
 
 extern void nf_conntrack_flush_report(struct net *net, u32 pid, int report);
 
diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.h
index 5654d29..4b31c00 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ struct nf_conntrack_ecache {
 	u16 ctmask;		/* bitmask of ct events to be delivered */
 	u16 expmask;		/* bitmask of expect events to be delivered */
 	u32 portid;		/* netlink portid of destroyer */
-	struct timer_list timeout;
 };
 
 static inline struct nf_conntrack_ecache *
@@ -207,6 +206,8 @@ nf_ct_expect_event(enum ip_conntrack_expect_events event,
 	nf_ct_expect_event_report(event, exp, 0, 0);
 }
 
+extern void nf_ct_insert_dying_list(struct nf_conn *ct);
+extern void nf_ct_release_dying_list(struct net *net);
 extern int nf_conntrack_ecache_init(struct net *net);
 extern void nf_conntrack_ecache_fini(struct net *net);
 
@@ -232,6 +233,12 @@ static inline void nf_ct_expect_event_report(enum ip_conntrack_expect_events e,
  					     u32 portid,
  					     int report) {}
 
+static inline void nf_ct_insert_dying_list(struct nf_conn *ct)
+{
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(1); /* never called when CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS=n */
+}
+static inline void nf_ct_release_dying_list(struct net *net) {}
+
 static inline int nf_conntrack_ecache_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/net/netns/conntrack.h b/include/net/netns/conntrack.h
index a1d83cc..0cef968 100644
--- a/include/net/netns/conntrack.h
+++ b/include/net/netns/conntrack.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/list_nulls.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tcp.h>
 
 struct ctl_table_header;
@@ -71,11 +72,13 @@ struct netns_ct {
 	struct hlist_head	*expect_hash;
 	struct hlist_nulls_head	unconfirmed;
 	struct hlist_nulls_head	dying;
+#ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS
+	struct tasklet_struct dying_tasklet;
+#endif
 	struct ip_conntrack_stat __percpu *stat;
 	struct nf_ct_event_notifier __rcu *nf_conntrack_event_cb;
 	struct nf_exp_event_notifier __rcu *nf_expect_event_cb;
 	int			sysctl_events;
-	unsigned int		sysctl_events_retry_timeout;
 	int			sysctl_acct;
 	int			sysctl_tstamp;
 	int			sysctl_checksum;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index 0f241be..09c9046 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -251,49 +251,6 @@ void nf_ct_delete_from_lists(struct nf_conn *ct)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ct_delete_from_lists);
 
-static void death_by_event(unsigned long ul_conntrack)
-{
-	struct nf_conn *ct = (void *)ul_conntrack;
-	struct net *net = nf_ct_net(ct);
-	struct nf_conntrack_ecache *ecache = nf_ct_ecache_find(ct);
-
-	BUG_ON(ecache == NULL);
-
-	if (nf_conntrack_event(IPCT_DESTROY, ct) < 0) {
-		/* bad luck, let's retry again */
-		ecache->timeout.expires = jiffies +
-			(random32() % net->ct.sysctl_events_retry_timeout);
-		add_timer(&ecache->timeout);
-		return;
-	}
-	/* we've got the event delivered, now it's dying */
-	set_bit(IPS_DYING_BIT, &ct->status);
-	spin_lock(&nf_conntrack_lock);
-	hlist_nulls_del(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnnode);
-	spin_unlock(&nf_conntrack_lock);
-	nf_ct_put(ct);
-}
-
-void nf_ct_insert_dying_list(struct nf_conn *ct)
-{
-	struct net *net = nf_ct_net(ct);
-	struct nf_conntrack_ecache *ecache = nf_ct_ecache_find(ct);
-
-	BUG_ON(ecache == NULL);
-
-	/* add this conntrack to the dying list */
-	spin_lock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
-	hlist_nulls_add_head(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnnode,
-			     &net->ct.dying);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
-	/* set a new timer to retry event delivery */
-	setup_timer(&ecache->timeout, death_by_event, (unsigned long)ct);
-	ecache->timeout.expires = jiffies +
-		(random32() % net->ct.sysctl_events_retry_timeout);
-	add_timer(&ecache->timeout);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ct_insert_dying_list);
-
 static void death_by_timeout(unsigned long ul_conntrack)
 {
 	struct nf_conn *ct = (void *)ul_conntrack;
@@ -1311,21 +1268,6 @@ void nf_conntrack_flush_report(struct net *net, u32 pid, int report)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_conntrack_flush_report);
 
-static void nf_ct_release_dying_list(struct net *net)
-{
-	struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *h;
-	struct nf_conn *ct;
-	struct hlist_nulls_node *n;
-
-	spin_lock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
-	hlist_nulls_for_each_entry(h, n, &net->ct.dying, hnnode) {
-		ct = nf_ct_tuplehash_to_ctrack(h);
-		/* never fails to remove them, no listeners at this point */
-		nf_ct_kill(ct);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
-}
-
 static int untrack_refs(void)
 {
 	int cnt = 0, cpu;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
index de9781b..5bc0403 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
@@ -27,6 +27,38 @@
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(nf_ct_ecache_mutex);
 
+static void dying_tasklet_retry_events(unsigned long ctnetns)
+{
+	struct netns_ct *ctnet = (void *) ctnetns;
+	struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *h;
+	struct hlist_nulls_node *n;
+	struct nf_conn *ct;
+	int err = 0;
+	int budget = 20;
+
+	hlist_nulls_for_each_entry(h, n, &ctnet->dying, hnnode) {
+		ct = nf_ct_tuplehash_to_ctrack(h);
+
+		err = nf_conntrack_event(IPCT_DESTROY, ct);
+		if (err)
+			break;
+		spin_lock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
+		hlist_nulls_del(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnnode);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
+
+		/* we've got the event delivered, now it's dying */
+		set_bit(IPS_DYING_BIT, &ct->status);
+
+		nf_ct_put(ct);
+		if (--budget == 0)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	/* err or budget exhausted? -> dying list not empty -- resched. */
+	if (err || budget == 0)
+		tasklet_schedule(&ctnet->dying_tasklet);
+}
+
 /* deliver cached events and clear cache entry - must be called with locally
  * disabled softirqs */
 void nf_ct_deliver_cached_events(struct nf_conn *ct)
@@ -81,6 +113,39 @@ out_unlock:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ct_deliver_cached_events);
 
+void nf_ct_insert_dying_list(struct nf_conn *ct)
+{
+	struct net *net = nf_ct_net(ct);
+
+	/* add this conntrack to the dying list */
+	spin_lock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
+	hlist_nulls_add_head(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnnode,
+			     &net->ct.dying);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
+
+	/* retry event delivery */
+	tasklet_schedule(&net->ct.dying_tasklet);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ct_insert_dying_list);
+
+void nf_ct_release_dying_list(struct net *net)
+{
+	struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *h;
+	struct nf_conn *ct;
+	struct hlist_nulls_node *n;
+
+	/* no listeners at this point */
+	hlist_nulls_for_each_entry(h, n, &net->ct.dying, hnnode) {
+		ct = nf_ct_tuplehash_to_ctrack(h);
+
+		spin_lock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
+		hlist_nulls_del(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnnode);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
+
+		nf_ct_put(ct);
+	}
+}
+
 int nf_conntrack_register_notifier(struct net *net,
 				   struct nf_ct_event_notifier *new)
 {
@@ -155,7 +220,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ct_expect_unregister_notifier);
 
 #define NF_CT_EVENTS_DEFAULT 1
 static int nf_ct_events __read_mostly = NF_CT_EVENTS_DEFAULT;
-static int nf_ct_events_retry_timeout __read_mostly = 15*HZ;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 static struct ctl_table event_sysctl_table[] = {
@@ -166,13 +230,6 @@ static struct ctl_table event_sysctl_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
 	},
-	{
-		.procname	= "nf_conntrack_events_retry_timeout",
-		.data		= &init_net.ct.sysctl_events_retry_timeout,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned int),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_jiffies,
-	},
 	{}
 };
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
@@ -194,7 +251,6 @@ static int nf_conntrack_event_init_sysctl(struct net *net)
 		goto out;
 
 	table[0].data = &net->ct.sysctl_events;
-	table[1].data = &net->ct.sysctl_events_retry_timeout;
 
 	net->ct.event_sysctl_header =
 		register_net_sysctl(net, "net/netfilter", table);
@@ -234,7 +290,9 @@ int nf_conntrack_ecache_init(struct net *net)
 	int ret;
 
 	net->ct.sysctl_events = nf_ct_events;
-	net->ct.sysctl_events_retry_timeout = nf_ct_events_retry_timeout;
+
+	tasklet_init(&net->ct.dying_tasklet, dying_tasklet_retry_events,
+						(unsigned long) &net->ct);
 
 	if (net_eq(net, &init_net)) {
 		ret = nf_ct_extend_register(&event_extend);
@@ -260,6 +318,8 @@ out_extend_register:
 
 void nf_conntrack_ecache_fini(struct net *net)
 {
+	tasklet_kill(&net->ct.dying_tasklet);
+
 	nf_conntrack_event_fini_sysctl(net);
 	if (net_eq(net, &init_net))
 		nf_ct_extend_unregister(&event_extend);
