diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 14f67a2cbcb5..da4fc37a8578 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -1896,10 +1896,15 @@ static int
 ctnetlink_nfqueue_parse(const struct nlattr *attr, struct nf_conn *ct)
 {
 	struct nlattr *cda[CTA_MAX+1];
+	int ret;
 
 	nla_parse_nested(cda, CTA_MAX, attr, ct_nla_policy);
 
-	return ctnetlink_nfqueue_parse_ct((const struct nlattr **)cda, ct);
+	spin_lock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
+	ret = ctnetlink_nfqueue_parse_ct((const struct nlattr **)cda, ct);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static struct nfq_ct_hook ctnetlink_nfqueue_hook = {