diff --git a/net/netfilter/core.c b/net/netfilter/core.c
index 6e80f0f6149e..55a7f72d547c 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/core.c
@@ -699,9 +699,11 @@ void nf_conntrack_destroy(struct nf_conntrack *nfct)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	ct_hook = rcu_dereference(nf_ct_hook);
-	BUG_ON(ct_hook == NULL);
-	ct_hook->destroy(nfct);
+	if (ct_hook)
+		ct_hook->destroy(nfct);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	WARN_ON(!ct_hook);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nf_conntrack_destroy);
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
index 460294bd4b60..52245dbfae31 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
@@ -1222,11 +1222,12 @@ static int __init nf_conntrack_standalone_init(void)
 	nf_conntrack_htable_size_user = nf_conntrack_htable_size;
 #endif
 
+	nf_conntrack_init_end();
+
 	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&nf_conntrack_net_ops);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_pernet;
 
-	nf_conntrack_init_end();
 	return 0;
 
 out_pernet: