diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conncount.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conncount.c
index b6d0f6deea86c34437f997533df3f4f7f4f6bd50..9cd180bda0920304467165cef1365c7291575347 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conncount.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conncount.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ insert_tree(struct net *net,
 	count = 1;
 	rbconn->list.count = count;
 
-	rb_link_node(&rbconn->node, parent, rbnode);
+	rb_link_node_rcu(&rbconn->node, parent, rbnode);
 	rb_insert_color(&rbconn->node, root);
 out_unlock:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&nf_conncount_locks[hash % CONNCOUNT_LOCK_SLOTS]);