diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
index 8a6a4384e791..12d242fedffd 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ static int compat_get_entries(struct net *net,
 	xt_compat_lock(NFPROTO_ARP);
 	t = xt_find_table_lock(net, NFPROTO_ARP, get.name);
 	if (!IS_ERR(t)) {
-		const struct xt_table_info *private = t->private;
+		const struct xt_table_info *private = xt_table_get_private_protected(t);
 		struct xt_table_info info;
 
 		ret = compat_table_info(private, &info);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index 485276999544..cbbc8a7b8278 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -1616,7 +1616,7 @@ compat_get_entries(struct net *net, struct compat_ipt_get_entries __user *uptr,
 	xt_compat_lock(AF_INET);
 	t = xt_find_table_lock(net, AF_INET, get.name);
 	if (!IS_ERR(t)) {
-		const struct xt_table_info *private = t->private;
+		const struct xt_table_info *private = xt_table_get_private_protected(t);
 		struct xt_table_info info;
 		ret = compat_table_info(private, &info);
 		if (!ret && get.size == info.size)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index 12735ee7713a..01cdde25eb16 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ compat_get_entries(struct net *net, struct compat_ip6t_get_entries __user *uptr,
 	xt_compat_lock(AF_INET6);
 	t = xt_find_table_lock(net, AF_INET6, get.name);
 	if (!IS_ERR(t)) {
-		const struct xt_table_info *private = t->private;
+		const struct xt_table_info *private = xt_table_get_private_protected(t);
 		struct xt_table_info info;
 		ret = compat_table_info(private, &info);
 		if (!ret && get.size == info.size)