diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_CLUSTERIP.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_CLUSTERIP.c
index 52f26459efc3..9b8841316e7b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_CLUSTERIP.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_CLUSTERIP.c
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ static void clusterip_tg_destroy(const struct xt_tgdtor_param *par)
 
 	clusterip_config_put(cipinfo->config);
 
-	nf_ct_netns_get(par->net, par->family);
+	nf_ct_netns_put(par->net, par->family);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT