diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
index c36ffce3c81249cceb3ecdf8a2ad8ebd1161e41e..a0c7ce76879c498d62d3794455c758ead6ea68da 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
@@ -925,6 +925,8 @@ static int __do_replace(struct net *net, const char *name,
 	    (newinfo->number <= oldinfo->initial_entries))
 		module_put(t->me);
 
+	xt_table_unlock(t);
+
 	get_old_counters(oldinfo, counters);
 
 	/* Decrease module usage counts and free resource */
@@ -939,7 +941,6 @@ static int __do_replace(struct net *net, const char *name,
 		net_warn_ratelimited("arptables: counters copy to user failed while replacing table\n");
 	}
 	vfree(counters);
-	xt_table_unlock(t);
 	return ret;
 
  put_module:
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index d4f7584d2dbec7bddb8b6ffb6fdff26365916fed..4f7153e25e0bf7b1dc355755af9cc76b0a3f3cf6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -1087,6 +1087,8 @@ __do_replace(struct net *net, const char *name, unsigned int valid_hooks,
 	    (newinfo->number <= oldinfo->initial_entries))
 		module_put(t->me);
 
+	xt_table_unlock(t);
+
 	get_old_counters(oldinfo, counters);
 
 	/* Decrease module usage counts and free resource */
@@ -1100,7 +1102,6 @@ __do_replace(struct net *net, const char *name, unsigned int valid_hooks,
 		net_warn_ratelimited("iptables: counters copy to user failed while replacing table\n");
 	}
 	vfree(counters);
-	xt_table_unlock(t);
 	return ret;
 
  put_module:
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index 4de8ac1e5af4a6c4137f04b0757015aa2c10104b..6c44033decab368c9e75783d29fa4a8de41ac026 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -1105,6 +1105,8 @@ __do_replace(struct net *net, const char *name, unsigned int valid_hooks,
 	    (newinfo->number <= oldinfo->initial_entries))
 		module_put(t->me);
 
+	xt_table_unlock(t);
+
 	get_old_counters(oldinfo, counters);
 
 	/* Decrease module usage counts and free resource */
@@ -1118,7 +1120,6 @@ __do_replace(struct net *net, const char *name, unsigned int valid_hooks,
 		net_warn_ratelimited("ip6tables: counters copy to user failed while replacing table\n");
 	}
 	vfree(counters);
-	xt_table_unlock(t);
 	return ret;
 
  put_module: