diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto.h
index 67856eb93b435093807db606e220ce575988571f..dac43b15a5b04bf6b5c90fc07aabf033a717d1cb 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto.h
@@ -88,12 +88,6 @@ extern struct nf_conntrack_l3proto *nf_ct_l3protos[AF_MAX];
 extern int nf_conntrack_l3proto_register(struct nf_conntrack_l3proto *proto);
 extern void nf_conntrack_l3proto_unregister(struct nf_conntrack_l3proto *proto);
 
-static inline struct nf_conntrack_l3proto *
-__nf_ct_l3proto_find(u_int16_t l3proto)
-{
-	return nf_ct_l3protos[l3proto];
-}
-
 extern struct nf_conntrack_l3proto *
 nf_ct_l3proto_find_get(u_int16_t l3proto);
 
@@ -103,4 +97,13 @@ extern void nf_ct_l3proto_put(struct nf_conntrack_l3proto *p);
 extern struct nf_conntrack_l3proto nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv4;
 extern struct nf_conntrack_l3proto nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6;
 extern struct nf_conntrack_l3proto nf_conntrack_generic_l3proto;
+
+static inline struct nf_conntrack_l3proto *
+__nf_ct_l3proto_find(u_int16_t l3proto)
+{
+	if (unlikely(l3proto >= AF_MAX))
+		return &nf_conntrack_generic_l3proto;
+	return nf_ct_l3protos[l3proto];
+}
+
 #endif /*_NF_CONNTRACK_L3PROTO_H*/
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index 62bb509f05d4fc4bf32a7b0eb9db0ff0c8e972c5..0ce337a1d974da68634b351c84b09e815a968244 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ extern struct nf_conntrack_protocol nf_conntrack_generic_protocol;
 struct nf_conntrack_protocol *
 __nf_ct_proto_find(u_int16_t l3proto, u_int8_t protocol)
 {
-	if (unlikely(nf_ct_protos[l3proto] == NULL))
+	if (unlikely(l3proto >= AF_MAX || nf_ct_protos[l3proto] == NULL))
 		return &nf_conntrack_generic_protocol;
 
 	return nf_ct_protos[l3proto][protocol];