diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
index 9e2770fd00be..f88221aebc9d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
@@ -634,6 +634,25 @@ static void get_counters(const struct xt_table_info *t,
 	}
 }
 
+static void get_old_counters(const struct xt_table_info *t,
+			     struct xt_counters counters[])
+{
+	struct arpt_entry *iter;
+	unsigned int cpu, i;
+
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+		i = 0;
+		xt_entry_foreach(iter, t->entries, t->size) {
+			struct xt_counters *tmp;
+
+			tmp = xt_get_per_cpu_counter(&iter->counters, cpu);
+			ADD_COUNTER(counters[i], tmp->bcnt, tmp->pcnt);
+			++i;
+		}
+		cond_resched();
+	}
+}
+
 static struct xt_counters *alloc_counters(const struct xt_table *table)
 {
 	unsigned int countersize;
@@ -910,8 +929,7 @@ static int __do_replace(struct net *net, const char *name,
 	    (newinfo->number <= oldinfo->initial_entries))
 		module_put(t->me);
 
-	/* Get the old counters, and synchronize with replace */
-	get_counters(oldinfo, counters);
+	get_old_counters(oldinfo, counters);
 
 	/* Decrease module usage counts and free resource */
 	loc_cpu_old_entry = oldinfo->entries;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index 39286e543ee6..4cbe5e80f3bf 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -781,6 +781,26 @@ get_counters(const struct xt_table_info *t,
 	}
 }
 
+static void get_old_counters(const struct xt_table_info *t,
+			     struct xt_counters counters[])
+{
+	struct ipt_entry *iter;
+	unsigned int cpu, i;
+
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+		i = 0;
+		xt_entry_foreach(iter, t->entries, t->size) {
+			const struct xt_counters *tmp;
+
+			tmp = xt_get_per_cpu_counter(&iter->counters, cpu);
+			ADD_COUNTER(counters[i], tmp->bcnt, tmp->pcnt);
+			++i; /* macro does multi eval of i */
+		}
+
+		cond_resched();
+	}
+}
+
 static struct xt_counters *alloc_counters(const struct xt_table *table)
 {
 	unsigned int countersize;
@@ -1070,8 +1090,7 @@ __do_replace(struct net *net, const char *name, unsigned int valid_hooks,
 	    (newinfo->number <= oldinfo->initial_entries))
 		module_put(t->me);
 
-	/* Get the old counters, and synchronize with replace */
-	get_counters(oldinfo, counters);
+	get_old_counters(oldinfo, counters);
 
 	/* Decrease module usage counts and free resource */
 	xt_entry_foreach(iter, oldinfo->entries, oldinfo->size)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index 01bd3ee5ebc6..f06e25065a34 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -800,6 +800,25 @@ get_counters(const struct xt_table_info *t,
 	}
 }
 
+static void get_old_counters(const struct xt_table_info *t,
+			     struct xt_counters counters[])
+{
+	struct ip6t_entry *iter;
+	unsigned int cpu, i;
+
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+		i = 0;
+		xt_entry_foreach(iter, t->entries, t->size) {
+			const struct xt_counters *tmp;
+
+			tmp = xt_get_per_cpu_counter(&iter->counters, cpu);
+			ADD_COUNTER(counters[i], tmp->bcnt, tmp->pcnt);
+			++i;
+		}
+		cond_resched();
+	}
+}
+
 static struct xt_counters *alloc_counters(const struct xt_table *table)
 {
 	unsigned int countersize;
@@ -1090,8 +1109,7 @@ __do_replace(struct net *net, const char *name, unsigned int valid_hooks,
 	    (newinfo->number <= oldinfo->initial_entries))
 		module_put(t->me);
 
-	/* Get the old counters, and synchronize with replace */
-	get_counters(oldinfo, counters);
+	get_old_counters(oldinfo, counters);
 
 	/* Decrease module usage counts and free resource */
 	xt_entry_foreach(iter, oldinfo->entries, oldinfo->size)