diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
index 8ec48466410a..b2eec7de5280 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ struct xt_target *xt_request_find_target(u8 af, const char *name, u8 revision);
 int xt_find_revision(u8 af, const char *name, u8 revision, int target,
 		     int *err);
 
+struct xt_table *xt_find_table(struct net *net, u8 af, const char *name);
 struct xt_table *xt_find_table_lock(struct net *net, u_int8_t af,
 				    const char *name);
 struct xt_table *xt_request_find_table_lock(struct net *net, u_int8_t af,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index b7f8d2ed3cc2..1caba9507228 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -1199,6 +1199,23 @@ void xt_free_table_info(struct xt_table_info *info)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xt_free_table_info);
 
+struct xt_table *xt_find_table(struct net *net, u8 af, const char *name)
+{
+	struct xt_pernet *xt_net = net_generic(net, xt_pernet_id);
+	struct xt_table *t;
+
+	mutex_lock(&xt[af].mutex);
+	list_for_each_entry(t, &xt_net->tables[af], list) {
+		if (strcmp(t->name, name) == 0) {
+			mutex_unlock(&xt[af].mutex);
+			return t;
+		}
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&xt[af].mutex);
+	return NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(xt_find_table);
+
 /* Find table by name, grabs mutex & ref.  Returns ERR_PTR on error. */
 struct xt_table *xt_find_table_lock(struct net *net, u_int8_t af,
 				    const char *name)