diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
index 763a704ce83fdf7a23e712cb162de97799caeb36..c79c88380149e834f628740fdfadeb5b27d24855 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
@@ -212,6 +212,12 @@ struct xt_mtchk_param {
 	unsigned int hook_mask;
 };
 
+/* Match destructor parameters */
+struct xt_mtdtor_param {
+	const struct xt_match *match;
+	void *matchinfo;
+};
+
 struct xt_match
 {
 	struct list_head list;
@@ -230,7 +236,7 @@ struct xt_match
 	bool (*checkentry)(const struct xt_mtchk_param *);
 
 	/* Called when entry of this type deleted. */
-	void (*destroy)(const struct xt_match *match, void *matchinfo);
+	void (*destroy)(const struct xt_mtdtor_param *);
 
 	/* Called when userspace align differs from kernel space one */
 	void (*compat_from_user)(void *dst, void *src);
diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
index 5ce37b2f5b842b3b1eac2201af05d67fa435a599..0320b52036248e7f3ef3beee5df41e691f36f4f7 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
@@ -558,12 +558,16 @@ ebt_get_udc_positions(struct ebt_entry *e, struct ebt_table_info *newinfo,
 static inline int
 ebt_cleanup_match(struct ebt_entry_match *m, unsigned int *i)
 {
+	struct xt_mtdtor_param par;
+
 	if (i && (*i)-- == 0)
 		return 1;
-	if (m->u.match->destroy)
-		m->u.match->destroy(m->u.match, m->data);
-	module_put(m->u.match->me);
 
+	par.match     = m->u.match;
+	par.matchinfo = m->data;
+	if (par.match->destroy != NULL)
+		par.match->destroy(&par);
+	module_put(par.match->me);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -609,7 +613,7 @@ ebt_check_entry(struct ebt_entry *e, struct ebt_table_info *newinfo,
 	unsigned int i, j, hook = 0, hookmask = 0;
 	size_t gap;
 	int ret;
-	struct xt_mtchk_param par;
+	struct xt_mtchk_param mtpar;
 
 	/* don't mess with the struct ebt_entries */
 	if (e->bitmask == 0)
@@ -651,10 +655,10 @@ ebt_check_entry(struct ebt_entry *e, struct ebt_table_info *newinfo,
 	}
 	i = 0;
 
-	par.table     = name;
-	par.entryinfo = e;
-	par.hook_mask = hookmask;
-	ret = EBT_MATCH_ITERATE(e, ebt_check_match, &par, &i);
+	mtpar.table     = name;
+	mtpar.entryinfo = e;
+	mtpar.hook_mask = hookmask;
+	ret = EBT_MATCH_ITERATE(e, ebt_check_match, &mtpar, &i);
 	if (ret != 0)
 		goto cleanup_matches;
 	j = 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index 4147298a6a819814ebf2cda224d2b13e84a7fcf3..12ad4d5c55d6ddb5d28ea771fffcb93737321848 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -576,12 +576,16 @@ mark_source_chains(struct xt_table_info *newinfo,
 static int
 cleanup_match(struct ipt_entry_match *m, unsigned int *i)
 {
+	struct xt_mtdtor_param par;
+
 	if (i && (*i)-- == 0)
 		return 1;
 
-	if (m->u.kernel.match->destroy)
-		m->u.kernel.match->destroy(m->u.kernel.match, m->data);
-	module_put(m->u.kernel.match->me);
+	par.match     = m->u.kernel.match;
+	par.matchinfo = m->data;
+	if (par.match->destroy != NULL)
+		par.match->destroy(&par);
+	module_put(par.match->me);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index 9c843e3777bc8f11f37946159a0120632069cd1f..891358e89a2bf4cb800959dbe99312cd12dc6e19 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -599,12 +599,16 @@ mark_source_chains(struct xt_table_info *newinfo,
 static int
 cleanup_match(struct ip6t_entry_match *m, unsigned int *i)
 {
+	struct xt_mtdtor_param par;
+
 	if (i && (*i)-- == 0)
 		return 1;
 
-	if (m->u.kernel.match->destroy)
-		m->u.kernel.match->destroy(m->u.kernel.match, m->data);
-	module_put(m->u.kernel.match->me);
+	par.match     = m->u.kernel.match;
+	par.matchinfo = m->data;
+	if (par.match->destroy != NULL)
+		par.match->destroy(&par);
+	module_put(par.match->me);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_connbytes.c b/net/netfilter/xt_connbytes.c
index 43a36c728e564f7b050084e4ff2487f2c6dc8d2f..5bf4aa08b0fd081486b79a4746c8210a5f6e4c46 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_connbytes.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_connbytes.c
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ static bool connbytes_mt_check(const struct xt_mtchk_param *par)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static void connbytes_mt_destroy(const struct xt_match *match, void *matchinfo)
+static void connbytes_mt_destroy(const struct xt_mtdtor_param *par)
 {
-	nf_ct_l3proto_module_put(match->family);
+	nf_ct_l3proto_module_put(par->match->family);
 }
 
 static struct xt_match connbytes_mt_reg[] __read_mostly = {
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_connlimit.c b/net/netfilter/xt_connlimit.c
index 1361e9919cf26759d9d275990d3298cd3119442e..bfb3ee6c7129b002ae932fa28edf3da7fd4d2fc5 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_connlimit.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_connlimit.c
@@ -246,16 +246,15 @@ static bool connlimit_mt_check(const struct xt_mtchk_param *par)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static void
-connlimit_mt_destroy(const struct xt_match *match, void *matchinfo)
+static void connlimit_mt_destroy(const struct xt_mtdtor_param *par)
 {
-	const struct xt_connlimit_info *info = matchinfo;
+	const struct xt_connlimit_info *info = par->matchinfo;
 	struct xt_connlimit_conn *conn;
 	struct xt_connlimit_conn *tmp;
 	struct list_head *hash = info->data->iphash;
 	unsigned int i;
 
-	nf_ct_l3proto_module_put(match->family);
+	nf_ct_l3proto_module_put(par->match->family);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(info->data->iphash); ++i) {
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(conn, tmp, &hash[i], list) {
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_connmark.c b/net/netfilter/xt_connmark.c
index b935b7888a90631e332468eb3ae162d7c73c3db2..c708577ea1bf32189676d4a57775f4441f6ef726 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_connmark.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_connmark.c
@@ -87,10 +87,9 @@ static bool connmark_mt_check(const struct xt_mtchk_param *par)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static void
-connmark_mt_destroy(const struct xt_match *match, void *matchinfo)
+static void connmark_mt_destroy(const struct xt_mtdtor_param *par)
 {
-	nf_ct_l3proto_module_put(match->family);
+	nf_ct_l3proto_module_put(par->match->family);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_conntrack.c b/net/netfilter/xt_conntrack.c
index f04c46a02ce0d77eb81dc4ac84f1e5e134ba9d53..5cd58d7fcb1c98e55346afc5f8dfc39a78acec99 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_conntrack.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_conntrack.c
@@ -288,10 +288,9 @@ static bool conntrack_mt_check(const struct xt_mtchk_param *par)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static void
-conntrack_mt_destroy(const struct xt_match *match, void *matchinfo)
+static void conntrack_mt_destroy(const struct xt_mtdtor_param *par)
 {
-	nf_ct_l3proto_module_put(match->family);
+	nf_ct_l3proto_module_put(par->match->family);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c b/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
index 2f73820e46d76d3afd267b85f1584960464a1a6a..6fc4292d46e6b33e18863878285af99ef34af3e7 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
@@ -748,17 +748,16 @@ static bool hashlimit_mt_check(const struct xt_mtchk_param *par)
 }
 
 static void
-hashlimit_mt_destroy_v0(const struct xt_match *match, void *matchinfo)
+hashlimit_mt_destroy_v0(const struct xt_mtdtor_param *par)
 {
-	const struct xt_hashlimit_info *r = matchinfo;
+	const struct xt_hashlimit_info *r = par->matchinfo;
 
 	htable_put(r->hinfo);
 }
 
-static void
-hashlimit_mt_destroy(const struct xt_match *match, void *matchinfo)
+static void hashlimit_mt_destroy(const struct xt_mtdtor_param *par)
 {
-	const struct xt_hashlimit_mtinfo1 *info = matchinfo;
+	const struct xt_hashlimit_mtinfo1 *info = par->matchinfo;
 
 	htable_put(info->hinfo);
 }
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_helper.c b/net/netfilter/xt_helper.c
index 86d3c332fcb858987ef244f21d6ec30ab7761ece..280c984349f3a266e3b968cc9bfeff67ceeec26e 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_helper.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_helper.c
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ static bool helper_mt_check(const struct xt_mtchk_param *par)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static void helper_mt_destroy(const struct xt_match *match, void *matchinfo)
+static void helper_mt_destroy(const struct xt_mtdtor_param *par)
 {
-	nf_ct_l3proto_module_put(match->family);
+	nf_ct_l3proto_module_put(par->match->family);
 }
 
 static struct xt_match helper_mt_reg[] __read_mostly = {
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_rateest.c b/net/netfilter/xt_rateest.c
index 4b05ce168a78f473fcd2ac046880a325bfa4f75f..220a1d588ee0e89813127dc87381accb21b36f88 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_rateest.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_rateest.c
@@ -117,10 +117,9 @@ static bool xt_rateest_mt_checkentry(const struct xt_mtchk_param *par)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static void xt_rateest_mt_destroy(const struct xt_match *match,
-				  void *matchinfo)
+static void xt_rateest_mt_destroy(const struct xt_mtdtor_param *par)
 {
-	struct xt_rateest_match_info *info = matchinfo;
+	struct xt_rateest_match_info *info = par->matchinfo;
 
 	xt_rateest_put(info->est1);
 	if (info->est2)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_recent.c b/net/netfilter/xt_recent.c
index a512b49f3fe42f00ec5b450dfc5fbc497c3d7289..4ebd4ca9a991bf871a23bf672ea2b30d5a9095d7 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_recent.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_recent.c
@@ -349,9 +349,9 @@ static bool recent_mt_check(const struct xt_mtchk_param *par)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void recent_mt_destroy(const struct xt_match *match, void *matchinfo)
+static void recent_mt_destroy(const struct xt_mtdtor_param *par)
 {
-	const struct xt_recent_mtinfo *info = matchinfo;
+	const struct xt_recent_mtinfo *info = par->matchinfo;
 	struct recent_table *t;
 
 	mutex_lock(&recent_mutex);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_state.c b/net/netfilter/xt_state.c
index 88b1235519d7a6ba8b14411397db92ce7b069562..4c946cbd731f7cfe47b9333b13c7e861906f9298 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_state.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_state.c
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ static bool state_mt_check(const struct xt_mtchk_param *par)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static void state_mt_destroy(const struct xt_match *match, void *matchinfo)
+static void state_mt_destroy(const struct xt_mtdtor_param *par)
 {
-	nf_ct_l3proto_module_put(match->family);
+	nf_ct_l3proto_module_put(par->match->family);
 }
 
 static struct xt_match state_mt_reg[] __read_mostly = {
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_string.c b/net/netfilter/xt_string.c
index c9407aa78f73ae3d36f727dd2395d33bc997b9dc..b4d7741113115330bc4ae6d5a6df35d6ae14f4cd 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_string.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_string.c
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ static bool string_mt_check(const struct xt_mtchk_param *par)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static void string_mt_destroy(const struct xt_match *match, void *matchinfo)
+static void string_mt_destroy(const struct xt_mtdtor_param *par)
 {
-	textsearch_destroy(STRING_TEXT_PRIV(matchinfo)->config);
+	textsearch_destroy(STRING_TEXT_PRIV(par->matchinfo)->config);
 }
 
 static struct xt_match xt_string_mt_reg[] __read_mostly = {