diff --git a/net/netfilter/core.c b/net/netfilter/core.c
index 12504fbbeef7..0ecb2b52f276 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/core.c
@@ -78,26 +78,27 @@ static struct list_head *find_nf_hook_list(struct net *net,
 	return nf_hook_list;
 }
 
+struct nf_hook_entry {
+	const struct nf_hook_ops	*orig_ops;
+	struct nf_hook_ops		ops;
+};
+
 int nf_register_net_hook(struct net *net, const struct nf_hook_ops *reg)
 {
 	struct list_head *nf_hook_list;
-	struct nf_hook_ops *elem, *new;
+	struct nf_hook_entry *entry;
+	struct nf_hook_ops *elem;
 
-	new = kzalloc(sizeof(*new), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!new)
+	entry = kmalloc(sizeof(*entry), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!entry)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	new->hook     = reg->hook;
-	new->dev      = reg->dev;
-	new->owner    = reg->owner;
-	new->priv     = reg->priv;
-	new->pf       = reg->pf;
-	new->hooknum  = reg->hooknum;
-	new->priority = reg->priority;
+	entry->orig_ops	= reg;
+	entry->ops	= *reg;
 
 	nf_hook_list = find_nf_hook_list(net, reg);
 	if (!nf_hook_list) {
-		kfree(new);
+		kfree(entry);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ int nf_register_net_hook(struct net *net, const struct nf_hook_ops *reg)
 		if (reg->priority < elem->priority)
 			break;
 	}
-	list_add_rcu(&new->list, elem->list.prev);
+	list_add_rcu(&entry->ops.list, elem->list.prev);
 	mutex_unlock(&nf_hook_mutex);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER_INGRESS
 	if (reg->pf == NFPROTO_NETDEV && reg->hooknum == NF_NETDEV_INGRESS)
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(nf_register_net_hook);
 void nf_unregister_net_hook(struct net *net, const struct nf_hook_ops *reg)
 {
 	struct list_head *nf_hook_list;
+	struct nf_hook_entry *entry;
 	struct nf_hook_ops *elem;
 
 	nf_hook_list = find_nf_hook_list(net, reg);
@@ -130,14 +132,9 @@ void nf_unregister_net_hook(struct net *net, const struct nf_hook_ops *reg)
 
 	mutex_lock(&nf_hook_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(elem, nf_hook_list, list) {
-		if ((reg->hook     == elem->hook) &&
-		    (reg->dev      == elem->dev) &&
-		    (reg->owner    == elem->owner) &&
-		    (reg->priv     == elem->priv) &&
-		    (reg->pf       == elem->pf) &&
-		    (reg->hooknum  == elem->hooknum) &&
-		    (reg->priority == elem->priority)) {
-			list_del_rcu(&elem->list);
+		entry = container_of(elem, struct nf_hook_entry, ops);
+		if (entry->orig_ops == reg) {
+			list_del_rcu(&entry->ops.list);
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -154,8 +151,8 @@ void nf_unregister_net_hook(struct net *net, const struct nf_hook_ops *reg)
 	static_key_slow_dec(&nf_hooks_needed[reg->pf][reg->hooknum]);
 #endif
 	synchronize_net();
-	nf_queue_nf_hook_drop(net, elem);
-	kfree(elem);
+	nf_queue_nf_hook_drop(net, &entry->ops);
+	kfree(entry);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nf_unregister_net_hook);