diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
index 726f4dd63671..445a2d59b341 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ void xt_compat_init_offsets(u_int8_t af, unsigned int number);
 int xt_compat_calc_jump(u_int8_t af, unsigned int offset);
 
 int xt_compat_match_offset(const struct xt_match *match);
-int xt_compat_match_from_user(struct xt_entry_match *m, void **dstptr,
+void xt_compat_match_from_user(struct xt_entry_match *m, void **dstptr,
 			      unsigned int *size);
 int xt_compat_match_to_user(const struct xt_entry_match *m,
 			    void __user **dstptr, unsigned int *size);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
index aca12b8b44ec..8bdc267e026f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int
+static void
 compat_copy_entry_from_user(struct compat_arpt_entry *e, void **dstptr,
 			    unsigned int *size,
 			    struct xt_table_info *newinfo, unsigned char *base)
@@ -1311,9 +1311,8 @@ compat_copy_entry_from_user(struct compat_arpt_entry *e, void **dstptr,
 	struct xt_target *target;
 	struct arpt_entry *de;
 	unsigned int origsize;
-	int ret, h;
+	int h;
 
-	ret = 0;
 	origsize = *size;
 	de = (struct arpt_entry *)*dstptr;
 	memcpy(de, e, sizeof(struct arpt_entry));
@@ -1334,7 +1333,6 @@ compat_copy_entry_from_user(struct compat_arpt_entry *e, void **dstptr,
 		if ((unsigned char *)de - base < newinfo->underflow[h])
 			newinfo->underflow[h] -= origsize - *size;
 	}
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static int translate_compat_table(struct xt_table_info **pinfo,
@@ -1413,16 +1411,11 @@ static int translate_compat_table(struct xt_table_info **pinfo,
 	entry1 = newinfo->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
 	pos = entry1;
 	size = compatr->size;
-	xt_entry_foreach(iter0, entry0, compatr->size) {
-		ret = compat_copy_entry_from_user(iter0, &pos, &size,
-						  newinfo, entry1);
-		if (ret != 0)
-			break;
-	}
+	xt_entry_foreach(iter0, entry0, compatr->size)
+		compat_copy_entry_from_user(iter0, &pos, &size,
+					    newinfo, entry1);
 	xt_compat_flush_offsets(NFPROTO_ARP);
 	xt_compat_unlock(NFPROTO_ARP);
-	if (ret)
-		goto free_newinfo;
 
 	ret = -ELOOP;
 	if (!mark_source_chains(newinfo, compatr->valid_hooks, entry1))
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index e4c0a279cad6..ac02824c4271 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -1567,7 +1567,7 @@ release_matches:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int
+static void
 compat_copy_entry_from_user(struct compat_ipt_entry *e, void **dstptr,
 			    unsigned int *size,
 			    struct xt_table_info *newinfo, unsigned char *base)
@@ -1576,10 +1576,9 @@ compat_copy_entry_from_user(struct compat_ipt_entry *e, void **dstptr,
 	struct xt_target *target;
 	struct ipt_entry *de;
 	unsigned int origsize;
-	int ret, h;
+	int h;
 	struct xt_entry_match *ematch;
 
-	ret = 0;
 	origsize = *size;
 	de = (struct ipt_entry *)*dstptr;
 	memcpy(de, e, sizeof(struct ipt_entry));
@@ -1588,11 +1587,9 @@ compat_copy_entry_from_user(struct compat_ipt_entry *e, void **dstptr,
 	*dstptr += sizeof(struct ipt_entry);
 	*size += sizeof(struct ipt_entry) - sizeof(struct compat_ipt_entry);
 
-	xt_ematch_foreach(ematch, e) {
-		ret = xt_compat_match_from_user(ematch, dstptr, size);
-		if (ret != 0)
-			return ret;
-	}
+	xt_ematch_foreach(ematch, e)
+		xt_compat_match_from_user(ematch, dstptr, size);
+
 	de->target_offset = e->target_offset - (origsize - *size);
 	t = compat_ipt_get_target(e);
 	target = t->u.kernel.target;
@@ -1605,7 +1602,6 @@ compat_copy_entry_from_user(struct compat_ipt_entry *e, void **dstptr,
 		if ((unsigned char *)de - base < newinfo->underflow[h])
 			newinfo->underflow[h] -= origsize - *size;
 	}
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1721,16 +1717,12 @@ translate_compat_table(struct net *net,
 	entry1 = newinfo->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
 	pos = entry1;
 	size = compatr->size;
-	xt_entry_foreach(iter0, entry0, compatr->size) {
-		ret = compat_copy_entry_from_user(iter0, &pos, &size,
-						  newinfo, entry1);
-		if (ret != 0)
-			break;
-	}
+	xt_entry_foreach(iter0, entry0, compatr->size)
+		compat_copy_entry_from_user(iter0, &pos, &size,
+					    newinfo, entry1);
+
 	xt_compat_flush_offsets(AF_INET);
 	xt_compat_unlock(AF_INET);
-	if (ret)
-		goto free_newinfo;
 
 	ret = -ELOOP;
 	if (!mark_source_chains(newinfo, compatr->valid_hooks, entry1))
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index 0c34c08371b9..43cc379cc7f3 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ release_matches:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int
+static void
 compat_copy_entry_from_user(struct compat_ip6t_entry *e, void **dstptr,
 			    unsigned int *size,
 			    struct xt_table_info *newinfo, unsigned char *base)
@@ -1590,10 +1590,9 @@ compat_copy_entry_from_user(struct compat_ip6t_entry *e, void **dstptr,
 	struct xt_entry_target *t;
 	struct ip6t_entry *de;
 	unsigned int origsize;
-	int ret, h;
+	int h;
 	struct xt_entry_match *ematch;
 
-	ret = 0;
 	origsize = *size;
 	de = (struct ip6t_entry *)*dstptr;
 	memcpy(de, e, sizeof(struct ip6t_entry));
@@ -1602,11 +1601,9 @@ compat_copy_entry_from_user(struct compat_ip6t_entry *e, void **dstptr,
 	*dstptr += sizeof(struct ip6t_entry);
 	*size += sizeof(struct ip6t_entry) - sizeof(struct compat_ip6t_entry);
 
-	xt_ematch_foreach(ematch, e) {
-		ret = xt_compat_match_from_user(ematch, dstptr, size);
-		if (ret != 0)
-			return ret;
-	}
+	xt_ematch_foreach(ematch, e)
+		xt_compat_match_from_user(ematch, dstptr, size);
+
 	de->target_offset = e->target_offset - (origsize - *size);
 	t = compat_ip6t_get_target(e);
 	xt_compat_target_from_user(t, dstptr, size);
@@ -1618,7 +1615,6 @@ compat_copy_entry_from_user(struct compat_ip6t_entry *e, void **dstptr,
 		if ((unsigned char *)de - base < newinfo->underflow[h])
 			newinfo->underflow[h] -= origsize - *size;
 	}
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static int compat_check_entry(struct ip6t_entry *e, struct net *net,
@@ -1733,17 +1729,12 @@ translate_compat_table(struct net *net,
 	}
 	entry1 = newinfo->entries[raw_smp_processor_id()];
 	pos = entry1;
-	size = compatr->size;
-	xt_entry_foreach(iter0, entry0, compatr->size) {
-		ret = compat_copy_entry_from_user(iter0, &pos, &size,
-						  newinfo, entry1);
-		if (ret != 0)
-			break;
-	}
+	xt_entry_foreach(iter0, entry0, compatr->size)
+		compat_copy_entry_from_user(iter0, &pos, &size,
+					    newinfo, entry1);
+
 	xt_compat_flush_offsets(AF_INET6);
 	xt_compat_unlock(AF_INET6);
-	if (ret)
-		goto free_newinfo;
 
 	ret = -ELOOP;
 	if (!mark_source_chains(newinfo, compatr->valid_hooks, entry1))
diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index 5e5cc459dbcb..a9143696e9b9 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -528,8 +528,8 @@ int xt_compat_match_offset(const struct xt_match *match)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_compat_match_offset);
 
-int xt_compat_match_from_user(struct xt_entry_match *m, void **dstptr,
-			      unsigned int *size)
+void xt_compat_match_from_user(struct xt_entry_match *m, void **dstptr,
+			       unsigned int *size)
 {
 	const struct xt_match *match = m->u.kernel.match;
 	struct compat_xt_entry_match *cm = (struct compat_xt_entry_match *)m;
@@ -551,7 +551,6 @@ int xt_compat_match_from_user(struct xt_entry_match *m, void **dstptr,
 
 	*size += off;
 	*dstptr += msize;
-	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_compat_match_from_user);