diff --git a/include/net/lwtunnel.h b/include/net/lwtunnel.h
index 0b585f1fd340..73dd87647460 100644
--- a/include/net/lwtunnel.h
+++ b/include/net/lwtunnel.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ struct lwtunnel_encap_ops {
 	int (*get_encap_size)(struct lwtunnel_state *lwtstate);
 	int (*cmp_encap)(struct lwtunnel_state *a, struct lwtunnel_state *b);
 	int (*xmit)(struct sk_buff *skb);
+
+	struct module *owner;
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LWTUNNEL
diff --git a/net/core/lwt_bpf.c b/net/core/lwt_bpf.c
index 71bb3e2eca08..b3eef90b2df9 100644
--- a/net/core/lwt_bpf.c
+++ b/net/core/lwt_bpf.c
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ static const struct lwtunnel_encap_ops bpf_encap_ops = {
 	.fill_encap	= bpf_fill_encap_info,
 	.get_encap_size = bpf_encap_nlsize,
 	.cmp_encap	= bpf_encap_cmp,
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
 static int __init bpf_lwt_init(void)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c
index fed3d29f9eb3..0fd1976ab63b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ static const struct lwtunnel_encap_ops ip_tun_lwt_ops = {
 	.fill_encap = ip_tun_fill_encap_info,
 	.get_encap_size = ip_tun_encap_nlsize,
 	.cmp_encap = ip_tun_cmp_encap,
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
 static const struct nla_policy ip6_tun_policy[LWTUNNEL_IP6_MAX + 1] = {
@@ -403,6 +404,7 @@ static const struct lwtunnel_encap_ops ip6_tun_lwt_ops = {
 	.fill_encap = ip6_tun_fill_encap_info,
 	.get_encap_size = ip6_tun_encap_nlsize,
 	.cmp_encap = ip_tun_cmp_encap,
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
 void __init ip_tunnel_core_init(void)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ila/ila_lwt.c b/net/ipv6/ila/ila_lwt.c
index a7bc54ab46e2..13b5e85fe0d5 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ila/ila_lwt.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ila/ila_lwt.c
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ static const struct lwtunnel_encap_ops ila_encap_ops = {
 	.fill_encap = ila_fill_encap_info,
 	.get_encap_size = ila_encap_nlsize,
 	.cmp_encap = ila_encap_cmp,
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
 int ila_lwt_init(void)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c b/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
index 1d60cb132835..c46f8cbf5ab5 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/seg6_iptunnel.c
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ static const struct lwtunnel_encap_ops seg6_iptun_ops = {
 	.fill_encap = seg6_fill_encap_info,
 	.get_encap_size = seg6_encap_nlsize,
 	.cmp_encap = seg6_encap_cmp,
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
 int __init seg6_iptunnel_init(void)
diff --git a/net/mpls/mpls_iptunnel.c b/net/mpls/mpls_iptunnel.c
index 2f7ccd934416..1d281c1ff7c1 100644
--- a/net/mpls/mpls_iptunnel.c
+++ b/net/mpls/mpls_iptunnel.c
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ static const struct lwtunnel_encap_ops mpls_iptun_ops = {
 	.fill_encap = mpls_fill_encap_info,
 	.get_encap_size = mpls_encap_nlsize,
 	.cmp_encap = mpls_encap_cmp,
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
 static int __init mpls_iptunnel_init(void)