diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index c4b1799da5d7..662c1ccfee26 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -196,8 +196,6 @@ destroy_conntrack(struct nf_conntrack *nfct)
 	if (l4proto && l4proto->destroy)
 		l4proto->destroy(ct);
 
-	nf_ct_ext_destroy(ct);
-
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
@@ -520,6 +518,7 @@ static void nf_conntrack_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
 
 void nf_conntrack_free(struct nf_conn *ct)
 {
+	nf_ct_ext_destroy(ct);
 	call_rcu(&ct->rcu, nf_conntrack_free_rcu);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_conntrack_free);