diff --git a/include/net/neighbour.h b/include/net/neighbour.h
index b0666d66293fd545f63163bc54350c0ca6ac1204..4901ee446879e59795f0df8d57a1c18ce9c7ce92 100644
--- a/include/net/neighbour.h
+++ b/include/net/neighbour.h
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ struct neigh_table
 #define NEIGH_UPDATE_F_ADMIN			0x80000000
 
 extern void			neigh_table_init(struct neigh_table *tbl);
+extern void			neigh_table_init_no_netlink(struct neigh_table *tbl);
 extern int			neigh_table_clear(struct neigh_table *tbl);
 extern struct neighbour *	neigh_lookup(struct neigh_table *tbl,
 					     const void *pkey,
diff --git a/net/atm/clip.c b/net/atm/clip.c
index 1a786bfaa416c8d6972ef974dd31577caf14cc9e..72d8529826646e35018514046c3afac4197885a8 100644
--- a/net/atm/clip.c
+++ b/net/atm/clip.c
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ static struct file_operations arp_seq_fops = {
 static int __init atm_clip_init(void)
 {
 	struct proc_dir_entry *p;
-	neigh_table_init(&clip_tbl);
+	neigh_table_init_no_netlink(&clip_tbl);
 
 	clip_tbl_hook = &clip_tbl;
 	register_atm_ioctl(&clip_ioctl_ops);
diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index 4cf878efdb49eb9fc7d02b7b41f83601ab29d079..50a8c73caf972ae64b963a02322f801669d77eaf 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -1326,8 +1326,7 @@ void neigh_parms_destroy(struct neigh_parms *parms)
 	kfree(parms);
 }
 
-
-void neigh_table_init(struct neigh_table *tbl)
+void neigh_table_init_no_netlink(struct neigh_table *tbl)
 {
 	unsigned long now = jiffies;
 	unsigned long phsize;
@@ -1383,10 +1382,27 @@ void neigh_table_init(struct neigh_table *tbl)
 
 	tbl->last_flush = now;
 	tbl->last_rand	= now + tbl->parms.reachable_time * 20;
+}
+
+void neigh_table_init(struct neigh_table *tbl)
+{
+	struct neigh_table *tmp;
+
+	neigh_table_init_no_netlink(tbl);
 	write_lock(&neigh_tbl_lock);
+	for (tmp = neigh_tables; tmp; tmp = tmp->next) {
+		if (tmp->family == tbl->family)
+			break;
+	}
 	tbl->next	= neigh_tables;
 	neigh_tables	= tbl;
 	write_unlock(&neigh_tbl_lock);
+
+	if (unlikely(tmp)) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "NEIGH: Registering multiple tables for "
+		       "family %d\n", tbl->family);
+		dump_stack();
+	}
 }
 
 int neigh_table_clear(struct neigh_table *tbl)
@@ -2657,6 +2673,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(neigh_rand_reach_time);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(neigh_resolve_output);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(neigh_table_clear);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(neigh_table_init);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(neigh_table_init_no_netlink);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(neigh_update);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(neigh_update_hhs);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pneigh_enqueue);