diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
index 8bdc267e026f9d..49620aad2e9877 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
@@ -1226,19 +1226,17 @@ static inline void compat_release_entry(struct compat_arpt_entry *e)
 	module_put(t->u.kernel.target->me);
 }
 
-static inline int
+static int
 check_compat_entry_size_and_hooks(struct compat_arpt_entry *e,
 				  struct xt_table_info *newinfo,
 				  unsigned int *size,
 				  const unsigned char *base,
-				  const unsigned char *limit,
-				  const unsigned int *hook_entries,
-				  const unsigned int *underflows)
+				  const unsigned char *limit)
 {
 	struct xt_entry_target *t;
 	struct xt_target *target;
 	unsigned int entry_offset;
-	int ret, off, h;
+	int ret, off;
 
 	duprintf("check_compat_entry_size_and_hooks %p\n", e);
 	if ((unsigned long)e % __alignof__(struct compat_arpt_entry) != 0 ||
@@ -1283,17 +1281,6 @@ check_compat_entry_size_and_hooks(struct compat_arpt_entry *e,
 	if (ret)
 		goto release_target;
 
-	/* Check hooks & underflows */
-	for (h = 0; h < NF_ARP_NUMHOOKS; h++) {
-		if ((unsigned char *)e - base == hook_entries[h])
-			newinfo->hook_entry[h] = hook_entries[h];
-		if ((unsigned char *)e - base == underflows[h])
-			newinfo->underflow[h] = underflows[h];
-	}
-
-	/* Clear counters and comefrom */
-	memset(&e->counters, 0, sizeof(e->counters));
-	e->comefrom = 0;
 	return 0;
 
 release_target:
@@ -1343,7 +1330,7 @@ static int translate_compat_table(struct xt_table_info **pinfo,
 	struct xt_table_info *newinfo, *info;
 	void *pos, *entry0, *entry1;
 	struct compat_arpt_entry *iter0;
-	struct arpt_entry *iter1;
+	struct arpt_replace repl;
 	unsigned int size;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -1352,12 +1339,6 @@ static int translate_compat_table(struct xt_table_info **pinfo,
 	size = compatr->size;
 	info->number = compatr->num_entries;
 
-	/* Init all hooks to impossible value. */
-	for (i = 0; i < NF_ARP_NUMHOOKS; i++) {
-		info->hook_entry[i] = 0xFFFFFFFF;
-		info->underflow[i] = 0xFFFFFFFF;
-	}
-
 	duprintf("translate_compat_table: size %u\n", info->size);
 	j = 0;
 	xt_compat_lock(NFPROTO_ARP);
@@ -1366,9 +1347,7 @@ static int translate_compat_table(struct xt_table_info **pinfo,
 	xt_entry_foreach(iter0, entry0, compatr->size) {
 		ret = check_compat_entry_size_and_hooks(iter0, info, &size,
 							entry0,
-							entry0 + compatr->size,
-							compatr->hook_entry,
-							compatr->underflow);
+							entry0 + compatr->size);
 		if (ret != 0)
 			goto out_unlock;
 		++j;
@@ -1381,23 +1360,6 @@ static int translate_compat_table(struct xt_table_info **pinfo,
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	/* Check hooks all assigned */
-	for (i = 0; i < NF_ARP_NUMHOOKS; i++) {
-		/* Only hooks which are valid */
-		if (!(compatr->valid_hooks & (1 << i)))
-			continue;
-		if (info->hook_entry[i] == 0xFFFFFFFF) {
-			duprintf("Invalid hook entry %u %u\n",
-				 i, info->hook_entry[i]);
-			goto out_unlock;
-		}
-		if (info->underflow[i] == 0xFFFFFFFF) {
-			duprintf("Invalid underflow %u %u\n",
-				 i, info->underflow[i]);
-			goto out_unlock;
-		}
-	}
-
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
 	newinfo = xt_alloc_table_info(size);
 	if (!newinfo)
@@ -1414,51 +1376,25 @@ static int translate_compat_table(struct xt_table_info **pinfo,
 	xt_entry_foreach(iter0, entry0, compatr->size)
 		compat_copy_entry_from_user(iter0, &pos, &size,
 					    newinfo, entry1);
+
+	/* all module references in entry0 are now gone */
+
 	xt_compat_flush_offsets(NFPROTO_ARP);
 	xt_compat_unlock(NFPROTO_ARP);
 
-	ret = -ELOOP;
-	if (!mark_source_chains(newinfo, compatr->valid_hooks, entry1))
-		goto free_newinfo;
+	memcpy(&repl, compatr, sizeof(*compatr));
 
-	i = 0;
-	xt_entry_foreach(iter1, entry1, newinfo->size) {
-		ret = check_target(iter1, compatr->name);
-		if (ret != 0)
-			break;
-		++i;
-		if (strcmp(arpt_get_target(iter1)->u.user.name,
-		    XT_ERROR_TARGET) == 0)
-			++newinfo->stacksize;
-	}
-	if (ret) {
-		/*
-		 * The first i matches need cleanup_entry (calls ->destroy)
-		 * because they had called ->check already. The other j-i
-		 * entries need only release.
-		 */
-		int skip = i;
-		j -= i;
-		xt_entry_foreach(iter0, entry0, newinfo->size) {
-			if (skip-- > 0)
-				continue;
-			if (j-- == 0)
-				break;
-			compat_release_entry(iter0);
-		}
-		xt_entry_foreach(iter1, entry1, newinfo->size) {
-			if (i-- == 0)
-				break;
-			cleanup_entry(iter1);
-		}
-		xt_free_table_info(newinfo);
-		return ret;
+	for (i = 0; i < NF_ARP_NUMHOOKS; i++) {
+		repl.hook_entry[i] = newinfo->hook_entry[i];
+		repl.underflow[i] = newinfo->underflow[i];
 	}
 
-	/* And one copy for every other CPU */
-	for_each_possible_cpu(i)
-		if (newinfo->entries[i] && newinfo->entries[i] != entry1)
-			memcpy(newinfo->entries[i], entry1, newinfo->size);
+	repl.num_counters = 0;
+	repl.counters = NULL;
+	repl.size = newinfo->size;
+	ret = translate_table(newinfo, entry1, &repl);
+	if (ret)
+		goto free_newinfo;
 
 	*pinfo = newinfo;
 	*pentry0 = entry1;
@@ -1467,17 +1403,16 @@ static int translate_compat_table(struct xt_table_info **pinfo,
 
 free_newinfo:
 	xt_free_table_info(newinfo);
-out:
+	return ret;
+out_unlock:
+	xt_compat_flush_offsets(NFPROTO_ARP);
+	xt_compat_unlock(NFPROTO_ARP);
 	xt_entry_foreach(iter0, entry0, compatr->size) {
 		if (j-- == 0)
 			break;
 		compat_release_entry(iter0);
 	}
 	return ret;
-out_unlock:
-	xt_compat_flush_offsets(NFPROTO_ARP);
-	xt_compat_unlock(NFPROTO_ARP);
-	goto out;
 }
 
 static int compat_do_replace(struct net *net, void __user *user,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index ac02824c4271a6..c2d3f0eea3652a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -1481,16 +1481,14 @@ check_compat_entry_size_and_hooks(struct compat_ipt_entry *e,
 				  struct xt_table_info *newinfo,
 				  unsigned int *size,
 				  const unsigned char *base,
-				  const unsigned char *limit,
-				  const unsigned int *hook_entries,
-				  const unsigned int *underflows)
+				  const unsigned char *limit)
 {
 	struct xt_entry_match *ematch;
 	struct xt_entry_target *t;
 	struct xt_target *target;
 	unsigned int entry_offset;
 	unsigned int j;
-	int ret, off, h;
+	int ret, off;
 
 	duprintf("check_compat_entry_size_and_hooks %p\n", e);
 	if ((unsigned long)e % __alignof__(struct compat_ipt_entry) != 0 ||
@@ -1543,17 +1541,6 @@ check_compat_entry_size_and_hooks(struct compat_ipt_entry *e,
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
-	/* Check hooks & underflows */
-	for (h = 0; h < NF_INET_NUMHOOKS; h++) {
-		if ((unsigned char *)e - base == hook_entries[h])
-			newinfo->hook_entry[h] = hook_entries[h];
-		if ((unsigned char *)e - base == underflows[h])
-			newinfo->underflow[h] = underflows[h];
-	}
-
-	/* Clear counters and comefrom */
-	memset(&e->counters, 0, sizeof(e->counters));
-	e->comefrom = 0;
 	return 0;
 
 out:
@@ -1596,6 +1583,7 @@ compat_copy_entry_from_user(struct compat_ipt_entry *e, void **dstptr,
 	xt_compat_target_from_user(t, dstptr, size);
 
 	de->next_offset = e->next_offset - (origsize - *size);
+
 	for (h = 0; h < NF_INET_NUMHOOKS; h++) {
 		if ((unsigned char *)de - base < newinfo->hook_entry[h])
 			newinfo->hook_entry[h] -= origsize - *size;
@@ -1604,41 +1592,6 @@ compat_copy_entry_from_user(struct compat_ipt_entry *e, void **dstptr,
 	}
 }
 
-static int
-compat_check_entry(struct ipt_entry *e, struct net *net, const char *name)
-{
-	struct xt_entry_match *ematch;
-	struct xt_mtchk_param mtpar;
-	unsigned int j;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	j = 0;
-	mtpar.net	= net;
-	mtpar.table     = name;
-	mtpar.entryinfo = &e->ip;
-	mtpar.hook_mask = e->comefrom;
-	mtpar.family    = NFPROTO_IPV4;
-	xt_ematch_foreach(ematch, e) {
-		ret = check_match(ematch, &mtpar);
-		if (ret != 0)
-			goto cleanup_matches;
-		++j;
-	}
-
-	ret = check_target(e, net, name);
-	if (ret)
-		goto cleanup_matches;
-	return 0;
-
- cleanup_matches:
-	xt_ematch_foreach(ematch, e) {
-		if (j-- == 0)
-			break;
-		cleanup_match(ematch, net);
-	}
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int
 translate_compat_table(struct net *net,
 		       struct xt_table_info **pinfo,
@@ -1649,7 +1602,7 @@ translate_compat_table(struct net *net,
 	struct xt_table_info *newinfo, *info;
 	void *pos, *entry0, *entry1;
 	struct compat_ipt_entry *iter0;
-	struct ipt_entry *iter1;
+	struct ipt_replace repl;
 	unsigned int size;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1658,12 +1611,6 @@ translate_compat_table(struct net *net,
 	size = compatr->size;
 	info->number = compatr->num_entries;
 
-	/* Init all hooks to impossible value. */
-	for (i = 0; i < NF_INET_NUMHOOKS; i++) {
-		info->hook_entry[i] = 0xFFFFFFFF;
-		info->underflow[i] = 0xFFFFFFFF;
-	}
-
 	duprintf("translate_compat_table: size %u\n", info->size);
 	j = 0;
 	xt_compat_lock(AF_INET);
@@ -1672,9 +1619,7 @@ translate_compat_table(struct net *net,
 	xt_entry_foreach(iter0, entry0, compatr->size) {
 		ret = check_compat_entry_size_and_hooks(iter0, info, &size,
 							entry0,
-							entry0 + compatr->size,
-							compatr->hook_entry,
-							compatr->underflow);
+							entry0 + compatr->size);
 		if (ret != 0)
 			goto out_unlock;
 		++j;
@@ -1687,23 +1632,6 @@ translate_compat_table(struct net *net,
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	/* Check hooks all assigned */
-	for (i = 0; i < NF_INET_NUMHOOKS; i++) {
-		/* Only hooks which are valid */
-		if (!(compatr->valid_hooks & (1 << i)))
-			continue;
-		if (info->hook_entry[i] == 0xFFFFFFFF) {
-			duprintf("Invalid hook entry %u %u\n",
-				 i, info->hook_entry[i]);
-			goto out_unlock;
-		}
-		if (info->underflow[i] == 0xFFFFFFFF) {
-			duprintf("Invalid underflow %u %u\n",
-				 i, info->underflow[i]);
-			goto out_unlock;
-		}
-	}
-
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
 	newinfo = xt_alloc_table_info(size);
 	if (!newinfo)
@@ -1711,8 +1639,8 @@ translate_compat_table(struct net *net,
 
 	newinfo->number = compatr->num_entries;
 	for (i = 0; i < NF_INET_NUMHOOKS; i++) {
-		newinfo->hook_entry[i] = info->hook_entry[i];
-		newinfo->underflow[i] = info->underflow[i];
+		newinfo->hook_entry[i] = compatr->hook_entry[i];
+		newinfo->underflow[i] = compatr->underflow[i];
 	}
 	entry1 = newinfo->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
 	pos = entry1;
@@ -1721,51 +1649,29 @@ translate_compat_table(struct net *net,
 		compat_copy_entry_from_user(iter0, &pos, &size,
 					    newinfo, entry1);
 
+	/* all module references in entry0 are now gone.
+	 * entry1/newinfo contains a 64bit ruleset that looks exactly as
+	 * generated by 64bit userspace.
+	 *
+	 * Call standard translate_table() to validate all hook_entrys,
+	 * underflows, check for loops, etc.
+	 */
 	xt_compat_flush_offsets(AF_INET);
 	xt_compat_unlock(AF_INET);
 
-	ret = -ELOOP;
-	if (!mark_source_chains(newinfo, compatr->valid_hooks, entry1))
-		goto free_newinfo;
+	memcpy(&repl, compatr, sizeof(*compatr));
 
-	i = 0;
-	xt_entry_foreach(iter1, entry1, newinfo->size) {
-		ret = compat_check_entry(iter1, net, compatr->name);
-		if (ret != 0)
-			break;
-		++i;
-		if (strcmp(ipt_get_target(iter1)->u.user.name,
-		    XT_ERROR_TARGET) == 0)
-			++newinfo->stacksize;
-	}
-	if (ret) {
-		/*
-		 * The first i matches need cleanup_entry (calls ->destroy)
-		 * because they had called ->check already. The other j-i
-		 * entries need only release.
-		 */
-		int skip = i;
-		j -= i;
-		xt_entry_foreach(iter0, entry0, newinfo->size) {
-			if (skip-- > 0)
-				continue;
-			if (j-- == 0)
-				break;
-			compat_release_entry(iter0);
-		}
-		xt_entry_foreach(iter1, entry1, newinfo->size) {
-			if (i-- == 0)
-				break;
-			cleanup_entry(iter1, net);
-		}
-		xt_free_table_info(newinfo);
-		return ret;
+	for (i = 0; i < NF_INET_NUMHOOKS; i++) {
+		repl.hook_entry[i] = newinfo->hook_entry[i];
+		repl.underflow[i] = newinfo->underflow[i];
 	}
 
-	/* And one copy for every other CPU */
-	for_each_possible_cpu(i)
-		if (newinfo->entries[i] && newinfo->entries[i] != entry1)
-			memcpy(newinfo->entries[i], entry1, newinfo->size);
+	repl.num_counters = 0;
+	repl.counters = NULL;
+	repl.size = newinfo->size;
+	ret = translate_table(net, newinfo, entry1, &repl);
+	if (ret)
+		goto free_newinfo;
 
 	*pinfo = newinfo;
 	*pentry0 = entry1;
@@ -1774,17 +1680,16 @@ translate_compat_table(struct net *net,
 
 free_newinfo:
 	xt_free_table_info(newinfo);
-out:
+	return ret;
+out_unlock:
+	xt_compat_flush_offsets(AF_INET);
+	xt_compat_unlock(AF_INET);
 	xt_entry_foreach(iter0, entry0, compatr->size) {
 		if (j-- == 0)
 			break;
 		compat_release_entry(iter0);
 	}
 	return ret;
-out_unlock:
-	xt_compat_flush_offsets(AF_INET);
-	xt_compat_unlock(AF_INET);
-	goto out;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index 43cc379cc7f36a..faad6073e2be7e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -1496,16 +1496,14 @@ check_compat_entry_size_and_hooks(struct compat_ip6t_entry *e,
 				  struct xt_table_info *newinfo,
 				  unsigned int *size,
 				  const unsigned char *base,
-				  const unsigned char *limit,
-				  const unsigned int *hook_entries,
-				  const unsigned int *underflows)
+				  const unsigned char *limit)
 {
 	struct xt_entry_match *ematch;
 	struct xt_entry_target *t;
 	struct xt_target *target;
 	unsigned int entry_offset;
 	unsigned int j;
-	int ret, off, h;
+	int ret, off;
 
 	duprintf("check_compat_entry_size_and_hooks %p\n", e);
 	if ((unsigned long)e % __alignof__(struct compat_ip6t_entry) != 0 ||
@@ -1558,17 +1556,6 @@ check_compat_entry_size_and_hooks(struct compat_ip6t_entry *e,
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
-	/* Check hooks & underflows */
-	for (h = 0; h < NF_INET_NUMHOOKS; h++) {
-		if ((unsigned char *)e - base == hook_entries[h])
-			newinfo->hook_entry[h] = hook_entries[h];
-		if ((unsigned char *)e - base == underflows[h])
-			newinfo->underflow[h] = underflows[h];
-	}
-
-	/* Clear counters and comefrom */
-	memset(&e->counters, 0, sizeof(e->counters));
-	e->comefrom = 0;
 	return 0;
 
 out:
@@ -1617,41 +1604,6 @@ compat_copy_entry_from_user(struct compat_ip6t_entry *e, void **dstptr,
 	}
 }
 
-static int compat_check_entry(struct ip6t_entry *e, struct net *net,
-			      const char *name)
-{
-	unsigned int j;
-	int ret = 0;
-	struct xt_mtchk_param mtpar;
-	struct xt_entry_match *ematch;
-
-	j = 0;
-	mtpar.net	= net;
-	mtpar.table     = name;
-	mtpar.entryinfo = &e->ipv6;
-	mtpar.hook_mask = e->comefrom;
-	mtpar.family    = NFPROTO_IPV6;
-	xt_ematch_foreach(ematch, e) {
-		ret = check_match(ematch, &mtpar);
-		if (ret != 0)
-			goto cleanup_matches;
-		++j;
-	}
-
-	ret = check_target(e, net, name);
-	if (ret)
-		goto cleanup_matches;
-	return 0;
-
- cleanup_matches:
-	xt_ematch_foreach(ematch, e) {
-		if (j-- == 0)
-			break;
-		cleanup_match(ematch, net);
-	}
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int
 translate_compat_table(struct net *net,
 		       struct xt_table_info **pinfo,
@@ -1662,7 +1614,7 @@ translate_compat_table(struct net *net,
 	struct xt_table_info *newinfo, *info;
 	void *pos, *entry0, *entry1;
 	struct compat_ip6t_entry *iter0;
-	struct ip6t_entry *iter1;
+	struct ip6t_replace repl;
 	unsigned int size;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -1671,12 +1623,6 @@ translate_compat_table(struct net *net,
 	size = compatr->size;
 	info->number = compatr->num_entries;
 
-	/* Init all hooks to impossible value. */
-	for (i = 0; i < NF_INET_NUMHOOKS; i++) {
-		info->hook_entry[i] = 0xFFFFFFFF;
-		info->underflow[i] = 0xFFFFFFFF;
-	}
-
 	duprintf("translate_compat_table: size %u\n", info->size);
 	j = 0;
 	xt_compat_lock(AF_INET6);
@@ -1685,9 +1631,7 @@ translate_compat_table(struct net *net,
 	xt_entry_foreach(iter0, entry0, compatr->size) {
 		ret = check_compat_entry_size_and_hooks(iter0, info, &size,
 							entry0,
-							entry0 + compatr->size,
-							compatr->hook_entry,
-							compatr->underflow);
+							entry0 + compatr->size);
 		if (ret != 0)
 			goto out_unlock;
 		++j;
@@ -1700,23 +1644,6 @@ translate_compat_table(struct net *net,
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	/* Check hooks all assigned */
-	for (i = 0; i < NF_INET_NUMHOOKS; i++) {
-		/* Only hooks which are valid */
-		if (!(compatr->valid_hooks & (1 << i)))
-			continue;
-		if (info->hook_entry[i] == 0xFFFFFFFF) {
-			duprintf("Invalid hook entry %u %u\n",
-				 i, info->hook_entry[i]);
-			goto out_unlock;
-		}
-		if (info->underflow[i] == 0xFFFFFFFF) {
-			duprintf("Invalid underflow %u %u\n",
-				 i, info->underflow[i]);
-			goto out_unlock;
-		}
-	}
-
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
 	newinfo = xt_alloc_table_info(size);
 	if (!newinfo)
@@ -1724,60 +1651,33 @@ translate_compat_table(struct net *net,
 
 	newinfo->number = compatr->num_entries;
 	for (i = 0; i < NF_INET_NUMHOOKS; i++) {
-		newinfo->hook_entry[i] = info->hook_entry[i];
-		newinfo->underflow[i] = info->underflow[i];
+		newinfo->hook_entry[i] = compatr->hook_entry[i];
+		newinfo->underflow[i] = compatr->underflow[i];
 	}
 	entry1 = newinfo->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
 	pos = entry1;
+	size = compatr->size;
 	xt_entry_foreach(iter0, entry0, compatr->size)
 		compat_copy_entry_from_user(iter0, &pos, &size,
 					    newinfo, entry1);
 
+	/* all module references in entry0 are now gone. */
 	xt_compat_flush_offsets(AF_INET6);
 	xt_compat_unlock(AF_INET6);
 
-	ret = -ELOOP;
-	if (!mark_source_chains(newinfo, compatr->valid_hooks, entry1))
-		goto free_newinfo;
+	memcpy(&repl, compatr, sizeof(*compatr));
 
-	i = 0;
-	xt_entry_foreach(iter1, entry1, newinfo->size) {
-		ret = compat_check_entry(iter1, net, compatr->name);
-		if (ret != 0)
-			break;
-		++i;
-		if (strcmp(ip6t_get_target(iter1)->u.user.name,
-		    XT_ERROR_TARGET) == 0)
-			++newinfo->stacksize;
-	}
-	if (ret) {
-		/*
-		 * The first i matches need cleanup_entry (calls ->destroy)
-		 * because they had called ->check already. The other j-i
-		 * entries need only release.
-		 */
-		int skip = i;
-		j -= i;
-		xt_entry_foreach(iter0, entry0, newinfo->size) {
-			if (skip-- > 0)
-				continue;
-			if (j-- == 0)
-				break;
-			compat_release_entry(iter0);
-		}
-		xt_entry_foreach(iter1, entry1, newinfo->size) {
-			if (i-- == 0)
-				break;
-			cleanup_entry(iter1, net);
-		}
-		xt_free_table_info(newinfo);
-		return ret;
+	for (i = 0; i < NF_INET_NUMHOOKS; i++) {
+		repl.hook_entry[i] = newinfo->hook_entry[i];
+		repl.underflow[i] = newinfo->underflow[i];
 	}
 
-	/* And one copy for every other CPU */
-	for_each_possible_cpu(i)
-		if (newinfo->entries[i] && newinfo->entries[i] != entry1)
-			memcpy(newinfo->entries[i], entry1, newinfo->size);
+	repl.num_counters = 0;
+	repl.counters = NULL;
+	repl.size = newinfo->size;
+	ret = translate_table(net, newinfo, entry1, &repl);
+	if (ret)
+		goto free_newinfo;
 
 	*pinfo = newinfo;
 	*pentry0 = entry1;
@@ -1786,17 +1686,16 @@ translate_compat_table(struct net *net,
 
 free_newinfo:
 	xt_free_table_info(newinfo);
-out:
+	return ret;
+out_unlock:
+	xt_compat_flush_offsets(AF_INET6);
+	xt_compat_unlock(AF_INET6);
 	xt_entry_foreach(iter0, entry0, compatr->size) {
 		if (j-- == 0)
 			break;
 		compat_release_entry(iter0);
 	}
 	return ret;
-out_unlock:
-	xt_compat_flush_offsets(AF_INET6);
-	xt_compat_unlock(AF_INET6);
-	goto out;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index a9143696e9b9eb..141ae20fa4569f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ void xt_compat_match_from_user(struct xt_entry_match *m, void **dstptr,
 	struct compat_xt_entry_match *cm = (struct compat_xt_entry_match *)m;
 	int pad, off = xt_compat_match_offset(match);
 	u_int16_t msize = cm->u.user.match_size;
+	char name[sizeof(m->u.user.name)];
 
 	m = *dstptr;
 	memcpy(m, cm, sizeof(*cm));
@@ -548,6 +549,9 @@ void xt_compat_match_from_user(struct xt_entry_match *m, void **dstptr,
 
 	msize += off;
 	m->u.user.match_size = msize;
+	strlcpy(name, match->name, sizeof(name));
+	module_put(match->me);
+	strncpy(m->u.user.name, name, sizeof(m->u.user.name));
 
 	*size += off;
 	*dstptr += msize;
@@ -765,6 +769,7 @@ void xt_compat_target_from_user(struct xt_entry_target *t, void **dstptr,
 	struct compat_xt_entry_target *ct = (struct compat_xt_entry_target *)t;
 	int pad, off = xt_compat_target_offset(target);
 	u_int16_t tsize = ct->u.user.target_size;
+	char name[sizeof(t->u.user.name)];
 
 	t = *dstptr;
 	memcpy(t, ct, sizeof(*ct));
@@ -778,6 +783,9 @@ void xt_compat_target_from_user(struct xt_entry_target *t, void **dstptr,
 
 	tsize += off;
 	t->u.user.target_size = tsize;
+	strlcpy(name, target->name, sizeof(name));
+	module_put(target->me);
+	strncpy(t->u.user.name, name, sizeof(t->u.user.name));
 
 	*size += off;
 	*dstptr += tsize;