diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_nat.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_nat.h
index c327a431a6f3..05c82a1a4267 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_nat.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_nat.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static inline bool nf_nat_oif_changed(unsigned int hooknum,
 {
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_NAT_MASQUERADE_IPV4) || \
     IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_NAT_MASQUERADE_IPV6)
-	return nat->masq_index && hooknum == NF_INET_POST_ROUTING &&
+	return nat && nat->masq_index && hooknum == NF_INET_POST_ROUTING &&
 	       CTINFO2DIR(ctinfo) == IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL &&
 	       nat->masq_index != out->ifindex;
 #else
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_l3proto_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_l3proto_ipv4.c
index e3bfa6a169f0..feedd759ca80 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_l3proto_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_l3proto_ipv4.c
@@ -264,9 +264,7 @@ nf_nat_ipv4_fn(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (!ct)
 		return NF_ACCEPT;
 
-	nat = nf_ct_nat_ext_add(ct);
-	if (nat == NULL)
-		return NF_ACCEPT;
+	nat = nfct_nat(ct);
 
 	switch (ctinfo) {
 	case IP_CT_RELATED:
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_nat_l3proto_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_nat_l3proto_ipv6.c
index 922b5aef273c..bf3ad3e7b647 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_nat_l3proto_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_nat_l3proto_ipv6.c
@@ -273,9 +273,7 @@ nf_nat_ipv6_fn(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (!ct)
 		return NF_ACCEPT;
 
-	nat = nf_ct_nat_ext_add(ct);
-	if (nat == NULL)
-		return NF_ACCEPT;
+	nat = nfct_nat(ct);
 
 	switch (ctinfo) {
 	case IP_CT_RELATED:
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
index 86eeacbb4793..ec9e6d8101b9 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
@@ -408,12 +408,6 @@ nf_nat_setup_info(struct nf_conn *ct,
 		  enum nf_nat_manip_type maniptype)
 {
 	struct nf_conntrack_tuple curr_tuple, new_tuple;
-	struct nf_conn_nat *nat;
-
-	/* nat helper or nfctnetlink also setup binding */
-	nat = nf_ct_nat_ext_add(ct);
-	if (nat == NULL)
-		return NF_ACCEPT;
 
 	NF_CT_ASSERT(maniptype == NF_NAT_MANIP_SRC ||
 		     maniptype == NF_NAT_MANIP_DST);