diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
index cd4eaf8df445..6e61edeb68e3 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
@@ -430,11 +430,7 @@ static inline unsigned long xt_percpu_counter_alloc(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-static inline void xt_percpu_counter_free(u64 pcnt)
-{
-	if (nr_cpu_ids > 1)
-		free_percpu((void __percpu *) (unsigned long) pcnt);
-}
+void xt_percpu_counter_free(struct xt_counters *cnt);
 
 static inline struct xt_counters *
 xt_get_this_cpu_counter(struct xt_counters *cnt)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
index 848a0704b28f..019f8e8dda6d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ find_check_entry(struct arpt_entry *e, const char *name, unsigned int size)
 err:
 	module_put(t->u.kernel.target->me);
 out:
-	xt_percpu_counter_free(e->counters.pcnt);
+	xt_percpu_counter_free(&e->counters);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ static inline void cleanup_entry(struct arpt_entry *e)
 	if (par.target->destroy != NULL)
 		par.target->destroy(&par);
 	module_put(par.target->me);
-	xt_percpu_counter_free(e->counters.pcnt);
+	xt_percpu_counter_free(&e->counters);
 }
 
 /* Checks and translates the user-supplied table segment (held in
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index 46815c8a60d7..acc9a0c45bdf 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ find_check_entry(struct ipt_entry *e, struct net *net, const char *name,
 		cleanup_match(ematch, net);
 	}
 
-	xt_percpu_counter_free(e->counters.pcnt);
+	xt_percpu_counter_free(&e->counters);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ cleanup_entry(struct ipt_entry *e, struct net *net)
 	if (par.target->destroy != NULL)
 		par.target->destroy(&par);
 	module_put(par.target->me);
-	xt_percpu_counter_free(e->counters.pcnt);
+	xt_percpu_counter_free(&e->counters);
 }
 
 /* Checks and translates the user-supplied table segment (held in
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index 6ff42b8301cc..88b56a98905b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ find_check_entry(struct ip6t_entry *e, struct net *net, const char *name,
 		cleanup_match(ematch, net);
 	}
 
-	xt_percpu_counter_free(e->counters.pcnt);
+	xt_percpu_counter_free(&e->counters);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -699,8 +699,7 @@ static void cleanup_entry(struct ip6t_entry *e, struct net *net)
 	if (par.target->destroy != NULL)
 		par.target->destroy(&par);
 	module_put(par.target->me);
-
-	xt_percpu_counter_free(e->counters.pcnt);
+	xt_percpu_counter_free(&e->counters);
 }
 
 /* Checks and translates the user-supplied table segment (held in
diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index ad818e52859b..0580029eb0ee 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -1615,6 +1615,15 @@ void xt_proto_fini(struct net *net, u_int8_t af)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_proto_fini);
 
+void xt_percpu_counter_free(struct xt_counters *counters)
+{
+	unsigned long pcnt = counters->pcnt;
+
+	if (nr_cpu_ids > 1)
+		free_percpu((void __percpu *)pcnt);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_percpu_counter_free);
+
 static int __net_init xt_net_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	int i;