diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c b/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
index 9ff035c7140324632965fbf82764d532d4d0a284..a3910fc2122bc1aa560815394b525098cb02e85c 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
@@ -325,21 +325,24 @@ static void htable_gc(unsigned long htlong)
 	add_timer(&ht->timer);
 }
 
-static void htable_destroy(struct xt_hashlimit_htable *hinfo)
+static void htable_remove_proc_entry(struct xt_hashlimit_htable *hinfo)
 {
 	struct hashlimit_net *hashlimit_net = hashlimit_pernet(hinfo->net);
 	struct proc_dir_entry *parent;
 
-	del_timer_sync(&hinfo->timer);
-
 	if (hinfo->family == NFPROTO_IPV4)
 		parent = hashlimit_net->ipt_hashlimit;
 	else
 		parent = hashlimit_net->ip6t_hashlimit;
 
-	if(parent != NULL)
+	if (parent != NULL)
 		remove_proc_entry(hinfo->name, parent);
+}
 
+static void htable_destroy(struct xt_hashlimit_htable *hinfo)
+{
+	del_timer_sync(&hinfo->timer);
+	htable_remove_proc_entry(hinfo);
 	htable_selective_cleanup(hinfo, select_all);
 	kfree(hinfo->name);
 	vfree(hinfo);
@@ -883,21 +886,15 @@ static int __net_init hashlimit_proc_net_init(struct net *net)
 static void __net_exit hashlimit_proc_net_exit(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct xt_hashlimit_htable *hinfo;
-	struct proc_dir_entry *pde;
 	struct hashlimit_net *hashlimit_net = hashlimit_pernet(net);
 
-	/* recent_net_exit() is called before recent_mt_destroy(). Make sure
-	 * that the parent xt_recent proc entry is is empty before trying to
-	 * remove it.
+	/* hashlimit_net_exit() is called before hashlimit_mt_destroy().
+	 * Make sure that the parent ipt_hashlimit and ip6t_hashlimit proc
+	 * entries is empty before trying to remove it.
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&hashlimit_mutex);
-	pde = hashlimit_net->ipt_hashlimit;
-	if (pde == NULL)
-		pde = hashlimit_net->ip6t_hashlimit;
-
 	hlist_for_each_entry(hinfo, &hashlimit_net->htables, node)
-		remove_proc_entry(hinfo->name, pde);
-
+		htable_remove_proc_entry(hinfo);
 	hashlimit_net->ipt_hashlimit = NULL;
 	hashlimit_net->ip6t_hashlimit = NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&hashlimit_mutex);