diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
index d55f3b42eba57443108e3b0dc00e999ed391f678..03e83a65aec5eca5dab1b1c99401c3ac40985ed2 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ static int get_entries(struct net *net, struct arpt_get_entries __user *uptr,
 		else {
 			duprintf("get_entries: I've got %u not %u!\n",
 				 private->size, get.size);
-			ret = -EINVAL;
+			ret = -EAGAIN;
 		}
 		module_put(t->me);
 		xt_table_unlock(t);
@@ -1621,7 +1621,7 @@ static int compat_get_entries(struct net *net,
 		} else if (!ret) {
 			duprintf("compat_get_entries: I've got %u not %u!\n",
 				 private->size, get.size);
-			ret = -EINVAL;
+			ret = -EAGAIN;
 		}
 		xt_compat_flush_offsets(NF_ARP);
 		module_put(t->me);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index aa124b50cb4a9f93715c87c71d25ad7df1505597..4e7c719445c264c9f55dc00fa1c6ce3d4fc36671 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ get_entries(struct net *net, struct ipt_get_entries __user *uptr, int *len)
 		else {
 			duprintf("get_entries: I've got %u not %u!\n",
 				 private->size, get.size);
-			ret = -EINVAL;
+			ret = -EAGAIN;
 		}
 		module_put(t->me);
 		xt_table_unlock(t);
@@ -1939,7 +1939,7 @@ compat_get_entries(struct net *net, struct compat_ipt_get_entries __user *uptr,
 		} else if (!ret) {
 			duprintf("compat_get_entries: I've got %u not %u!\n",
 				 private->size, get.size);
-			ret = -EINVAL;
+			ret = -EAGAIN;
 		}
 		xt_compat_flush_offsets(AF_INET);
 		module_put(t->me);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index 782183f63366e136f11142270cdc347615759f8e..0b4557e03431fa05fae2037d4d0248950bcd3a2d 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ get_entries(struct net *net, struct ip6t_get_entries __user *uptr, int *len)
 		else {
 			duprintf("get_entries: I've got %u not %u!\n",
 				 private->size, get.size);
-			ret = -EINVAL;
+			ret = -EAGAIN;
 		}
 		module_put(t->me);
 		xt_table_unlock(t);
@@ -1966,7 +1966,7 @@ compat_get_entries(struct net *net, struct compat_ip6t_get_entries __user *uptr,
 		} else if (!ret) {
 			duprintf("compat_get_entries: I've got %u not %u!\n",
 				 private->size, get.size);
-			ret = -EINVAL;
+			ret = -EAGAIN;
 		}
 		xt_compat_flush_offsets(AF_INET6);
 		module_put(t->me);