diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c
index c3fc14e021ecf55ba9085cd7ee7a86bfc5352750..24174c5202398fa28287db69b570a12db15c1771 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c
@@ -809,13 +809,11 @@ static int refresh_signalling_expectation(struct nf_conn *ct,
 		    exp->tuple.dst.protonum != proto ||
 		    exp->tuple.dst.u.udp.port != port)
 			continue;
-		if (!del_timer(&exp->timeout))
-			continue;
-		exp->flags &= ~NF_CT_EXPECT_INACTIVE;
-		exp->timeout.expires = jiffies + expires * HZ;
-		add_timer(&exp->timeout);
-		found = 1;
-		break;
+		if (mod_timer_pending(&exp->timeout, jiffies + expires * HZ)) {
+			exp->flags &= ~NF_CT_EXPECT_INACTIVE;
+			found = 1;
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_expect_lock);
 	return found;