diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 746140264b2d..5cb8d3027b18 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -645,25 +645,23 @@ ctnetlink_dump_table(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	struct nfgenmsg *nfmsg = nlmsg_data(cb->nlh);
 	u_int8_t l3proto = nfmsg->nfgen_family;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
+	spin_lock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
 	last = (struct nf_conn *)cb->args[1];
 	for (; cb->args[0] < net->ct.htable_size; cb->args[0]++) {
 restart:
-		hlist_nulls_for_each_entry_rcu(h, n, &net->ct.hash[cb->args[0]],
+		hlist_nulls_for_each_entry(h, n, &net->ct.hash[cb->args[0]],
 					 hnnode) {
 			if (NF_CT_DIRECTION(h) != IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL)
 				continue;
 			ct = nf_ct_tuplehash_to_ctrack(h);
-			if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&ct->ct_general.use))
-				continue;
 			/* Dump entries of a given L3 protocol number.
 			 * If it is not specified, ie. l3proto == 0,
 			 * then dump everything. */
 			if (l3proto && nf_ct_l3num(ct) != l3proto)
-				goto releasect;
+				continue;
 			if (cb->args[1]) {
 				if (ct != last)
-					goto releasect;
+					continue;
 				cb->args[1] = 0;
 			}
 			if (ctnetlink_fill_info(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).pid,
@@ -681,8 +679,6 @@ restart:
 				if (acct)
 					memset(acct, 0, sizeof(struct nf_conn_counter[IP_CT_DIR_MAX]));
 			}
-releasect:
-		nf_ct_put(ct);
 		}
 		if (cb->args[1]) {
 			cb->args[1] = 0;
@@ -690,7 +686,7 @@ releasect:
 		}
 	}
 out:
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+	spin_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
 	if (last)
 		nf_ct_put(last);