diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
index ec64b679641db6ca1b14efd518e884f3e70676db..3608675ab08cded2d21505cf163d3736265a0bd4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
@@ -1773,6 +1773,7 @@ void arpt_unregister_table(struct arpt_table *table)
 {
 	struct xt_table_info *private;
 	void *loc_cpu_entry;
+	struct module *table_owner = table->me;
 
 	private = xt_unregister_table(table);
 
@@ -1780,6 +1781,8 @@ void arpt_unregister_table(struct arpt_table *table)
 	loc_cpu_entry = private->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
 	ARPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(loc_cpu_entry, private->size,
 			   cleanup_entry, NULL);
+	if (private->number > private->initial_entries)
+		module_put(table_owner);
 	xt_free_table_info(private);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index c1b80f4cb7ccb587c1d0d586d6d71bcaea2d68e9..427bc9b3d342d09b49fa7568342e4650ac52c2f7 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -2095,12 +2095,15 @@ void ipt_unregister_table(struct xt_table *table)
 {
 	struct xt_table_info *private;
 	void *loc_cpu_entry;
+	struct module *table_owner = table->me;
 
 	private = xt_unregister_table(table);
 
 	/* Decrease module usage counts and free resources */
 	loc_cpu_entry = private->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
 	IPT_ENTRY_ITERATE(loc_cpu_entry, private->size, cleanup_entry, NULL);
+	if (private->number > private->initial_entries)
+		module_put(table_owner);
 	xt_free_table_info(private);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index 2453dfdc91aa60c6afbc54475fd0e8a63a1a309a..6fabb73ff445f1e941f3fe3b8aeb7e6bb11afb56 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -2121,12 +2121,15 @@ void ip6t_unregister_table(struct xt_table *table)
 {
 	struct xt_table_info *private;
 	void *loc_cpu_entry;
+	struct module *table_owner = table->me;
 
 	private = xt_unregister_table(table);
 
 	/* Decrease module usage counts and free resources */
 	loc_cpu_entry = private->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
 	IP6T_ENTRY_ITERATE(loc_cpu_entry, private->size, cleanup_entry, NULL);
+	if (private->number > private->initial_entries)
+		module_put(table_owner);
 	xt_free_table_info(private);
 }