diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
index 48cc32d83f77acb935768224e8cdd7ac8a3d982f..9a9912430e3ae76394f216a23e4ebf7cd0b03c7e 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
@@ -290,8 +290,13 @@ struct xt_table_info
 
 extern int xt_register_target(struct xt_target *target);
 extern void xt_unregister_target(struct xt_target *target);
+extern int xt_register_targets(struct xt_target *target, unsigned int n);
+extern void xt_unregister_targets(struct xt_target *target, unsigned int n);
+
 extern int xt_register_match(struct xt_match *target);
 extern void xt_unregister_match(struct xt_match *target);
+extern int xt_register_matches(struct xt_match *match, unsigned int n);
+extern void xt_unregister_matches(struct xt_match *match, unsigned int n);
 
 extern int xt_check_match(const struct xt_match *match, unsigned short family,
 			  unsigned int size, const char *table, unsigned int hook,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index 174e8f97009510aad1471c6fd28c7a44b38646d7..8037ba63d58716cf5b74f2f222aa3bb82ad5cd51 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -86,6 +86,36 @@ xt_unregister_target(struct xt_target *target)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xt_unregister_target);
 
+int
+xt_register_targets(struct xt_target *target, unsigned int n)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+		err = xt_register_target(&target[i]);
+		if (err)
+			goto err;
+	}
+	return err;
+
+err:
+	if (i > 0)
+		xt_unregister_targets(target, i);
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(xt_register_targets);
+
+void
+xt_unregister_targets(struct xt_target *target, unsigned int n)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
+		xt_unregister_target(&target[i]);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(xt_unregister_targets);
+
 int
 xt_register_match(struct xt_match *match)
 {
@@ -113,6 +143,36 @@ xt_unregister_match(struct xt_match *match)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xt_unregister_match);
 
+int
+xt_register_matches(struct xt_match *match, unsigned int n)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+		err = xt_register_match(&match[i]);
+		if (err)
+			goto err;
+	}
+	return err;
+
+err:
+	if (i > 0)
+		xt_unregister_matches(match, i);
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(xt_register_matches);
+
+void
+xt_unregister_matches(struct xt_match *match, unsigned int n)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
+		xt_unregister_match(&match[i]);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(xt_unregister_matches);
+
 
 /*
  * These are weird, but module loading must not be done with mutex