diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index 3d5d4a4640c32d93e320901e84ddffaa1e13d596..673581db986ebfcf46fbc7f3ee9ec9799141a4b5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -1994,6 +1994,8 @@ compat_get_entries(struct compat_ipt_get_entries __user *uptr, int *len)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int do_ipt_get_ctl(struct sock *, int, void __user *, int *);
+
 static int
 compat_do_ipt_get_ctl(struct sock *sk, int cmd, void __user *user, int *len)
 {
@@ -2007,8 +2009,7 @@ compat_do_ipt_get_ctl(struct sock *sk, int cmd, void __user *user, int *len)
 		ret = compat_get_entries(user, len);
 		break;
 	default:
-		duprintf("compat_do_ipt_get_ctl: unknown request %i\n", cmd);
-		ret = -EINVAL;
+		ret = do_ipt_get_ctl(sk, cmd, user, len);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }