diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblc.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblc.c
index 0f16283fd058..caa43704e55e 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblc.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblc.c
@@ -551,6 +551,9 @@ static int __net_init __ip_vs_lblc_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct netns_ipvs *ipvs = net_ipvs(net);
 
+	if (!ipvs)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
 	if (!net_eq(net, &init_net)) {
 		ipvs->lblc_ctl_table = kmemdup(vs_vars_table,
 						sizeof(vs_vars_table),
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblcr.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblcr.c
index eec797f8cce7..548bf37aa29e 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblcr.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblcr.c
@@ -745,6 +745,9 @@ static int __net_init __ip_vs_lblcr_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct netns_ipvs *ipvs = net_ipvs(net);
 
+	if (!ipvs)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
 	if (!net_eq(net, &init_net)) {
 		ipvs->lblcr_ctl_table = kmemdup(vs_vars_table,
 						sizeof(vs_vars_table),