diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_netlink.c
index 3fce91bcc0ba..70402e0ed00a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ ctnetlink_change_status(struct ip_conntrack *ct, struct nfattr *cda[])
 		DEBUGP("NAT status: %lu\n", 
 		       status & (IPS_NAT_MASK | IPS_NAT_DONE_MASK));
 		
-		if (ip_nat_initialized(ct, hooknum))
+		if (ip_nat_initialized(ct, HOOK2MANIP(hooknum)))
 			return -EEXIST;
 		ip_nat_setup_info(ct, &range, hooknum);