diff --git a/include/net/net_namespace.h b/include/net/net_namespace.h
index 049008493faf..f4bf75fac349 100644
--- a/include/net/net_namespace.h
+++ b/include/net/net_namespace.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ struct net {
 #endif
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_DEFRAG_IPV6)
 	struct netns_nf_frag	nf_frag;
+	struct ctl_table_header *nf_frag_frags_hdr;
 #endif
 	struct sock		*nfnl;
 	struct sock		*nfnl_stash;
diff --git a/include/net/netns/ipv6.h b/include/net/netns/ipv6.h
index dc825a5ddd7f..c004d051c2d3 100644
--- a/include/net/netns/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/net/netns/ipv6.h
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ struct netns_ipv6 {
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_DEFRAG_IPV6)
 struct netns_nf_frag {
-	struct netns_sysctl_ipv6 sysctl;
 	struct netns_frags	frags;
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
index 722a9db8c6a7..ee33a6743f3b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static int nf_ct_frag6_sysctl_register(struct net *net)
 	if (hdr == NULL)
 		goto err_reg;
 
-	net->nf_frag.sysctl.frags_hdr = hdr;
+	net->nf_frag_frags_hdr = hdr;
 	return 0;
 
 err_reg:
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ static void __net_exit nf_ct_frags6_sysctl_unregister(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct ctl_table *table;
 
-	table = net->nf_frag.sysctl.frags_hdr->ctl_table_arg;
-	unregister_net_sysctl_table(net->nf_frag.sysctl.frags_hdr);
+	table = net->nf_frag_frags_hdr->ctl_table_arg;
+	unregister_net_sysctl_table(net->nf_frag_frags_hdr);
 	if (!net_eq(net, &init_net))
 		kfree(table);
 }