diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index e61511929c66c99b02286388a41e909d8e8fc6fc..84f4fcc5884be4fd6a4a08774eb91ba1facd2f7b 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -942,8 +942,15 @@ nf_conntrack_in(struct net *net, u_int8_t pf, unsigned int hooknum,
 	if (set_reply && !test_and_set_bit(IPS_SEEN_REPLY_BIT, &ct->status))
 		nf_conntrack_event_cache(IPCT_REPLY, ct);
 out:
-	if (tmpl)
-		nf_ct_put(tmpl);
+	if (tmpl) {
+		/* Special case: we have to repeat this hook, assign the
+		 * template again to this packet. We assume that this packet
+		 * has no conntrack assigned. This is used by nf_ct_tcp. */
+		if (ret == NF_REPEAT)
+			skb->nfct = (struct nf_conntrack *)tmpl;
+		else
+			nf_ct_put(tmpl);
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }