diff --git a/net/ipv6/ila/ila.h b/net/ipv6/ila/ila.h
index ad5f6f6ba333..85b92917849b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ila/ila.h
+++ b/net/ipv6/ila/ila.h
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ int ila_lwt_init(void);
 void ila_lwt_fini(void);
 
 int ila_xlat_init_net(struct net *net);
+void ila_xlat_pre_exit_net(struct net *net);
 void ila_xlat_exit_net(struct net *net);
 
 int ila_xlat_nl_cmd_add_mapping(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ila/ila_main.c b/net/ipv6/ila/ila_main.c
index 69caed07315f..976c78efbae1 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ila/ila_main.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ila/ila_main.c
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ ila_xlat_init_fail:
 	return err;
 }
 
+static __net_exit void ila_pre_exit_net(struct net *net)
+{
+	ila_xlat_pre_exit_net(net);
+}
+
 static __net_exit void ila_exit_net(struct net *net)
 {
 	ila_xlat_exit_net(net);
@@ -78,6 +83,7 @@ static __net_exit void ila_exit_net(struct net *net)
 
 static struct pernet_operations ila_net_ops = {
 	.init = ila_init_net,
+	.pre_exit = ila_pre_exit_net,
 	.exit = ila_exit_net,
 	.id   = &ila_net_id,
 	.size = sizeof(struct ila_net),
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ila/ila_xlat.c b/net/ipv6/ila/ila_xlat.c
index 67e8c9440977..534a4498e280 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ila/ila_xlat.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ila/ila_xlat.c
@@ -619,6 +619,15 @@ int ila_xlat_init_net(struct net *net)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void ila_xlat_pre_exit_net(struct net *net)
+{
+	struct ila_net *ilan = net_generic(net, ila_net_id);
+
+	if (ilan->xlat.hooks_registered)
+		nf_unregister_net_hooks(net, ila_nf_hook_ops,
+					ARRAY_SIZE(ila_nf_hook_ops));
+}
+
 void ila_xlat_exit_net(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct ila_net *ilan = net_generic(net, ila_net_id);
@@ -626,10 +635,6 @@ void ila_xlat_exit_net(struct net *net)
 	rhashtable_free_and_destroy(&ilan->xlat.rhash_table, ila_free_cb, NULL);
 
 	free_bucket_spinlocks(ilan->xlat.locks);
-
-	if (ilan->xlat.hooks_registered)
-		nf_unregister_net_hooks(net, ila_nf_hook_ops,
-					ARRAY_SIZE(ila_nf_hook_ops));
 }
 
 static int ila_xlat_addr(struct sk_buff *skb, bool sir2ila)