diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_log.c b/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
index 8cc52d2bd31b..e16f158388bb 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
@@ -193,11 +193,12 @@ void nf_logger_put(int pf, enum nf_log_type type)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	BUG_ON(loggers[pf][type] == NULL);
-
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	logger = rcu_dereference(loggers[pf][type]);
-	module_put(logger->me);
+	if (!logger)
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+	else
+		module_put(logger->me);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_logger_put);