diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 1e182f95ec23..dd440d7910a6 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -6879,11 +6879,12 @@ static int nft_flowtable_parse_hook(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	return err;
 }
 
+/* call under rcu_read_lock */
 static const struct nf_flowtable_type *__nft_flowtable_type_get(u8 family)
 {
 	const struct nf_flowtable_type *type;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(type, &nf_tables_flowtables, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(type, &nf_tables_flowtables, list) {
 		if (family == type->family)
 			return type;
 	}
@@ -6895,9 +6896,13 @@ nft_flowtable_type_get(struct net *net, u8 family)
 {
 	const struct nf_flowtable_type *type;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	type = __nft_flowtable_type_get(family);
-	if (type != NULL && try_module_get(type->owner))
+	if (type != NULL && try_module_get(type->owner)) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return type;
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	lockdep_nfnl_nft_mutex_not_held();
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES