diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
index 6bccba3..b4f7ebf 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
@@ -729,8 +729,10 @@ static void get_counters(const struct xt_table_info *t,
 	local_bh_enable();
 	/* Processing counters from other cpus, we can let bottom half enabled,
 	 * (preemption is disabled)
+	 * We must turn off lockdep to avoid a false positive.
 	 */
 
+	lockdep_off();
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 		if (cpu == curcpu)
 			continue;
@@ -743,6 +745,7 @@ static void get_counters(const struct xt_table_info *t,
 		}
 		xt_info_wrunlock(cpu);
 	}
+	lockdep_on();
 	put_cpu();
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index c439721..dc5b2fd 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -903,8 +903,10 @@ get_counters(const struct xt_table_info *t,
 	local_bh_enable();
 	/* Processing counters from other cpus, we can let bottom half enabled,
 	 * (preemption is disabled)
+	 * We must turn off lockdep to avoid a false positive.
 	 */
 
+	lockdep_off();
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 		if (cpu == curcpu)
 			continue;
@@ -917,6 +919,7 @@ get_counters(const struct xt_table_info *t,
 		}
 		xt_info_wrunlock(cpu);
 	}
+	lockdep_on();
 	put_cpu();
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index 5359ef4..fb55443 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -916,8 +916,10 @@ get_counters(const struct xt_table_info *t,
 	local_bh_enable();
 	/* Processing counters from other cpus, we can let bottom half enabled,
 	 * (preemption is disabled)
+	 * We must turn off lockdep to avoid a false positive.
 	 */
 
+	lockdep_off();
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 		if (cpu == curcpu)
 			continue;
@@ -930,6 +932,7 @@ get_counters(const struct xt_table_info *t,
 		}
 		xt_info_wrunlock(cpu);
 	}
+	lockdep_on();
 	put_cpu();
 }