diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
index e8138da4c14f..0df800a454ec 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
@@ -407,12 +407,9 @@ static void nfnetlink_bind(int group)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	ss = nfnetlink_get_subsys(type);
-	if (!ss) {
-		rcu_read_unlock();
-		request_module("nfnetlink-subsys-%d", type);
-		return;
-	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
+	if (!ss)
+		request_module("nfnetlink-subsys-%d", type);
 }
 #endif