diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_nat.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_nat.c
index a5db7c67d61b..3b1de7f82bf8 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_nat.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/iptable_nat.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static void ipt_nat_unregister_lookups(struct net *net)
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(nf_nat_ipv4_ops); i++)
 		nf_nat_ipv4_unregister_fn(net, &ops[i]);
 
-	kfree(ops);
+	kfree_rcu(ops, rcu);
 }
 
 static int iptable_nat_table_init(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_nat.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_nat.c
index e119d4f090cc..9adfbfeaab0c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_nat.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_nat.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static void ip6t_nat_unregister_lookups(struct net *net)
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(nf_nat_ipv6_ops); i++)
 		nf_nat_ipv6_unregister_fn(net, &ops[i]);
 
-	kfree(ops);
+	kfree_rcu(ops, rcu);
 }
 
 static int ip6table_nat_table_init(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
index 3b5434e4ec9c..e8beefa503e5 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ void nf_nat_unregister_fn(struct net *net, u8 pf, const struct nf_hook_ops *ops,
 		}
 
 		nat_proto_net->nat_hook_ops = NULL;
-		kfree(nat_ops);
+		kfree_rcu(nat_ops, rcu);
 	}
 unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&nf_nat_proto_mutex);