diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index ef0eedd70541..70123f48b6c9 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ static int ctnetlink_done_list(struct netlink_callback *cb)
 static int
 ctnetlink_dump_list(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb, bool dying)
 {
-	struct nf_conn *ct, *last = NULL;
+	struct nf_conn *ct, *last;
 	struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *h;
 	struct hlist_nulls_node *n;
 	struct nfgenmsg *nfmsg = nlmsg_data(cb->nlh);
@@ -1163,6 +1163,8 @@ ctnetlink_dump_list(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb, bool dying
 	if (cb->args[2])
 		return 0;
 
+	last = (struct nf_conn *)cb->args[1];
+
 	for (cpu = cb->args[0]; cpu < nr_cpu_ids; cpu++) {
 		struct ct_pcpu *pcpu;
 
@@ -1171,7 +1173,6 @@ ctnetlink_dump_list(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb, bool dying
 
 		pcpu = per_cpu_ptr(net->ct.pcpu_lists, cpu);
 		spin_lock_bh(&pcpu->lock);
-		last = (struct nf_conn *)cb->args[1];
 		list = dying ? &pcpu->dying : &pcpu->unconfirmed;
 restart:
 		hlist_nulls_for_each_entry(h, n, list, hnnode) {
@@ -1190,7 +1191,8 @@ restart:
 						  ct);
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 			if (res < 0) {
-				nf_conntrack_get(&ct->ct_general);
+				if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&ct->ct_general.use))
+					continue;
 				cb->args[0] = cpu;
 				cb->args[1] = (unsigned long)ct;
 				spin_unlock_bh(&pcpu->lock);