diff --git a/net/netfilter/core.c b/net/netfilter/core.c
index fcb5d1df11e9..004af030ef1a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/core.c
@@ -361,16 +361,9 @@ next_hook:
 		if (ret == 0)
 			ret = -EPERM;
 	} else if ((verdict & NF_VERDICT_MASK) == NF_QUEUE) {
-		int err;
-
-		RCU_INIT_POINTER(state->hook_entries, entry);
-		err = nf_queue(skb, state, verdict >> NF_VERDICT_QBITS);
-		if (err < 0) {
-			if (err == -ESRCH &&
-			   (verdict & NF_VERDICT_FLAG_QUEUE_BYPASS))
-				goto next_hook;
-			kfree_skb(skb);
-		}
+		ret = nf_queue(skb, state, &entry, verdict);
+		if (ret == 1 && entry)
+			goto next_hook;
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_internals.h b/net/netfilter/nf_internals.h
index e0adb5959342..9fdb655f85bc 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_internals.h
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_internals.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ unsigned int nf_iterate(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_hook_state *state,
 
 /* nf_queue.c */
 int nf_queue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_hook_state *state,
-	     unsigned int queuenum);
+	     struct nf_hook_entry **entryp, unsigned int verdict);
 void nf_queue_nf_hook_drop(struct net *net, const struct nf_hook_entry *entry);
 int __init netfilter_queue_init(void);
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c b/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c
index 96964a0070e1..8f08d759844a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c
@@ -107,13 +107,8 @@ void nf_queue_nf_hook_drop(struct net *net, const struct nf_hook_entry *entry)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
-/*
- * Any packet that leaves via this function must come back
- * through nf_reinject().
- */
-int nf_queue(struct sk_buff *skb,
-	     struct nf_hook_state *state,
-	     unsigned int queuenum)
+static int __nf_queue(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nf_hook_state *state,
+		      unsigned int queuenum)
 {
 	int status = -ENOENT;
 	struct nf_queue_entry *entry = NULL;
@@ -161,6 +156,27 @@ err:
 	return status;
 }
 
+/* Packets leaving via this function must come back through nf_reinject(). */
+int nf_queue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_hook_state *state,
+	     struct nf_hook_entry **entryp, unsigned int verdict)
+{
+	struct nf_hook_entry *entry = *entryp;
+	int ret;
+
+	RCU_INIT_POINTER(state->hook_entries, entry);
+	ret = __nf_queue(skb, state, verdict >> NF_VERDICT_QBITS);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		if (ret == -ESRCH &&
+		    (verdict & NF_VERDICT_FLAG_QUEUE_BYPASS)) {
+			*entryp = rcu_dereference(entry->next);
+			return 1;
+		}
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void nf_reinject(struct nf_queue_entry *entry, unsigned int verdict)
 {
 	struct nf_hook_entry *hook_entry;
@@ -187,26 +203,26 @@ void nf_reinject(struct nf_queue_entry *entry, unsigned int verdict)
 	entry->state.thresh = INT_MIN;
 
 	if (verdict == NF_ACCEPT) {
-	next_hook:
-		verdict = nf_iterate(skb, &entry->state, &hook_entry);
+		hook_entry = rcu_dereference(hook_entry->next);
+		if (hook_entry)
+next_hook:
+			verdict = nf_iterate(skb, &entry->state, &hook_entry);
 	}
 
 	switch (verdict & NF_VERDICT_MASK) {
 	case NF_ACCEPT:
 	case NF_STOP:
+okfn:
 		local_bh_disable();
 		entry->state.okfn(entry->state.net, entry->state.sk, skb);
 		local_bh_enable();
 		break;
 	case NF_QUEUE:
-		RCU_INIT_POINTER(entry->state.hook_entries, hook_entry);
-		err = nf_queue(skb, &entry->state,
-			       verdict >> NF_VERDICT_QBITS);
-		if (err < 0) {
-			if (err == -ESRCH &&
-			   (verdict & NF_VERDICT_FLAG_QUEUE_BYPASS))
+		err = nf_queue(skb, &entry->state, &hook_entry, verdict);
+		if (err == 1) {
+			if (hook_entry)
 				goto next_hook;
-			kfree_skb(skb);
+			goto okfn;
 		}
 		break;
 	case NF_STOLEN: