diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_bpf.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_bpf.c
index 24002bc61e07ef332887742d9af906027bc59805..e1af14e3b63c50f7795f4512c41dfd7be4890f71 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_bpf.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_bpf.c
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@ struct nf_conn *bpf_ct_insert_entry(struct nf_conn___init *nfct_i)
 	struct nf_conn *nfct = (struct nf_conn *)nfct_i;
 	int err;
 
-	nfct->status |= IPS_CONFIRMED;
 	err = nf_conntrack_hash_check_insert(nfct);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		nf_conntrack_free(nfct);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index 496c4920505b3ee10e85aaf8f38315efb071d402..ead11a9c261f38856ff47b47aa31fa6ad33cff15 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -886,10 +886,8 @@ nf_conntrack_hash_check_insert(struct nf_conn *ct)
 
 	zone = nf_ct_zone(ct);
 
-	if (!nf_ct_ext_valid_pre(ct->ext)) {
-		NF_CT_STAT_INC_ATOMIC(net, insert_failed);
-		return -ETIMEDOUT;
-	}
+	if (!nf_ct_ext_valid_pre(ct->ext))
+		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	local_bh_disable();
 	do {
@@ -924,6 +922,19 @@ nf_conntrack_hash_check_insert(struct nf_conn *ct)
 			goto chaintoolong;
 	}
 
+	/* If genid has changed, we can't insert anymore because ct
+	 * extensions could have stale pointers and nf_ct_iterate_destroy
+	 * might have completed its table scan already.
+	 *
+	 * Increment of the ext genid right after this check is fine:
+	 * nf_ct_iterate_destroy blocks until locks are released.
+	 */
+	if (!nf_ct_ext_valid_post(ct->ext)) {
+		err = -EAGAIN;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ct->status |= IPS_CONFIRMED;
 	smp_wmb();
 	/* The caller holds a reference to this object */
 	refcount_set(&ct->ct_general.use, 2);
@@ -932,12 +943,6 @@ nf_conntrack_hash_check_insert(struct nf_conn *ct)
 	NF_CT_STAT_INC(net, insert);
 	local_bh_enable();
 
-	if (!nf_ct_ext_valid_post(ct->ext)) {
-		nf_ct_kill(ct);
-		NF_CT_STAT_INC_ATOMIC(net, drop);
-		return -ETIMEDOUT;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 chaintoolong:
 	NF_CT_STAT_INC(net, chaintoolong);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index ca4d5bb1ea52438a2cc647f96c5123f71578d558..733bb56950c1422da3d7ca272f25082dfd07f710 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -2316,9 +2316,6 @@ ctnetlink_create_conntrack(struct net *net,
 	nfct_seqadj_ext_add(ct);
 	nfct_synproxy_ext_add(ct);
 
-	/* we must add conntrack extensions before confirmation. */
-	ct->status |= IPS_CONFIRMED;
-
 	if (cda[CTA_STATUS]) {
 		err = ctnetlink_change_status(ct, cda);
 		if (err < 0)