diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
index df4854cf598b..8d1d7a6e72a5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ unsigned int arpt_do_table(struct sk_buff **pskb,
 	struct arpt_entry *e, *back;
 	const char *indev, *outdev;
 	void *table_base;
-	struct xt_table_info *private = table->private;
+	struct xt_table_info *private;
 
 	/* ARP header, plus 2 device addresses, plus 2 IP addresses.  */
 	if (!pskb_may_pull((*pskb), (sizeof(struct arphdr) +
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ unsigned int arpt_do_table(struct sk_buff **pskb,
 	outdev = out ? out->name : nulldevname;
 
 	read_lock_bh(&table->lock);
+	private = table->private;
 	table_base = (void *)private->entries[smp_processor_id()];
 	e = get_entry(table_base, private->hook_entry[hook]);
 	back = get_entry(table_base, private->underflow[hook]);