diff --git a/include/net/inet_frag.h b/include/net/inet_frag.h
index 3f237db0a426..76c3fe5ecc2e 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_frag.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_frag.h
@@ -114,7 +114,13 @@ static inline void init_frag_mem_limit(struct netns_frags *nf)
 
 static inline int sum_frag_mem_limit(struct netns_frags *nf)
 {
-	return percpu_counter_sum_positive(&nf->mem);
+	int res;
+
+	local_bh_disable();
+	res = percpu_counter_sum_positive(&nf->mem);
+	local_bh_enable();
+
+	return res;
 }
 
 static inline void inet_frag_lru_move(struct inet_frag_queue *q)