diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table.h
index c2d5cdd9904d..6890f1ca3e31 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table.h
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ int flow_offload_route_init(struct flow_offload *flow,
 			    const struct nf_flow_route *route);
 
 int flow_offload_add(struct nf_flowtable *flow_table, struct flow_offload *flow);
+void flow_offload_refresh(struct nf_flowtable *flow_table,
+			  struct flow_offload *flow);
+
 struct flow_offload_tuple_rhash *flow_offload_lookup(struct nf_flowtable *flow_table,
 						     struct flow_offload_tuple *tuple);
 void nf_flow_table_cleanup(struct net_device *dev);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_core.c
index 4af0327992cf..9a477bd563b7 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_core.c
@@ -252,6 +252,19 @@ int flow_offload_add(struct nf_flowtable *flow_table, struct flow_offload *flow)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(flow_offload_add);
 
+void flow_offload_refresh(struct nf_flowtable *flow_table,
+			  struct flow_offload *flow)
+{
+	flow->timeout = nf_flowtable_time_stamp + NF_FLOW_TIMEOUT;
+
+	if (likely(!nf_flowtable_hw_offload(flow_table) ||
+		   !test_and_clear_bit(NF_FLOW_HW_REFRESH, &flow->flags)))
+		return;
+
+	nf_flow_offload_add(flow_table, flow);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(flow_offload_refresh);
+
 static inline bool nf_flow_has_expired(const struct flow_offload *flow)
 {
 	return nf_flow_timeout_delta(flow->timeout) <= 0;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c
index 9e563fd3da0f..5272721080f8 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c
@@ -232,13 +232,6 @@ static unsigned int nf_flow_xmit_xfrm(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return NF_STOLEN;
 }
 
-static bool nf_flow_offload_refresh(struct nf_flowtable *flow_table,
-				    struct flow_offload *flow)
-{
-	return nf_flowtable_hw_offload(flow_table) &&
-	       test_and_clear_bit(NF_FLOW_HW_REFRESH, &flow->flags);
-}
-
 unsigned int
 nf_flow_offload_ip_hook(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			const struct nf_hook_state *state)
@@ -279,8 +272,7 @@ nf_flow_offload_ip_hook(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (nf_flow_state_check(flow, ip_hdr(skb)->protocol, skb, thoff))
 		return NF_ACCEPT;
 
-	if (unlikely(nf_flow_offload_refresh(flow_table, flow)))
-		nf_flow_offload_add(flow_table, flow);
+	flow_offload_refresh(flow_table, flow);
 
 	if (nf_flow_offload_dst_check(&rt->dst)) {
 		flow_offload_teardown(flow);
@@ -290,7 +282,6 @@ nf_flow_offload_ip_hook(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (nf_flow_nat_ip(flow, skb, thoff, dir) < 0)
 		return NF_DROP;
 
-	flow->timeout = nf_flowtable_time_stamp + NF_FLOW_TIMEOUT;
 	iph = ip_hdr(skb);
 	ip_decrease_ttl(iph);
 	skb->tstamp = 0;
@@ -508,8 +499,7 @@ nf_flow_offload_ipv6_hook(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				sizeof(*ip6h)))
 		return NF_ACCEPT;
 
-	if (unlikely(nf_flow_offload_refresh(flow_table, flow)))
-		nf_flow_offload_add(flow_table, flow);
+	flow_offload_refresh(flow_table, flow);
 
 	if (nf_flow_offload_dst_check(&rt->dst)) {
 		flow_offload_teardown(flow);
@@ -522,7 +512,6 @@ nf_flow_offload_ipv6_hook(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (nf_flow_nat_ipv6(flow, skb, dir) < 0)
 		return NF_DROP;
 
-	flow->timeout = nf_flowtable_time_stamp + NF_FLOW_TIMEOUT;
 	ip6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 	ip6h->hop_limit--;
 	skb->tstamp = 0;
diff --git a/net/sched/act_ct.c b/net/sched/act_ct.c
index 31eef8a847d2..16fc731e5b03 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ct.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ct.c
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ static bool tcf_ct_flow_table_lookup(struct tcf_ct_params *p,
 	ctinfo = dir == FLOW_OFFLOAD_DIR_ORIGINAL ? IP_CT_ESTABLISHED :
 						    IP_CT_ESTABLISHED_REPLY;
 
+	flow_offload_refresh(nf_ft, flow);
 	nf_conntrack_get(&ct->ct_general);
 	nf_ct_set(skb, ct, ctinfo);