diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index 2c67c2e6b132..bb0cb3959551 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -1472,11 +1472,9 @@ struct xt_counters *xt_counters_alloc(unsigned int counters)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xt_counters_alloc);
 
-struct xt_table_info *
-xt_replace_table(struct xt_table *table,
-	      unsigned int num_counters,
-	      struct xt_table_info *newinfo,
-	      int *error)
+static struct xt_table_info *
+do_replace_table(struct xt_table *table, unsigned int num_counters,
+		 struct xt_table_info *newinfo, int *error)
 {
 	struct xt_table_info *private;
 	unsigned int cpu;
@@ -1531,10 +1529,23 @@ xt_replace_table(struct xt_table *table,
 		}
 	}
 
-	audit_log_nfcfg(table->name, table->af, private->number,
-			!private->number ? AUDIT_XT_OP_REGISTER :
-					   AUDIT_XT_OP_REPLACE,
-			GFP_KERNEL);
+	return private;
+}
+
+struct xt_table_info *
+xt_replace_table(struct xt_table *table, unsigned int num_counters,
+		 struct xt_table_info *newinfo,
+		 int *error)
+{
+	struct xt_table_info *private;
+
+	private = do_replace_table(table, num_counters, newinfo, error);
+	if (private)
+		audit_log_nfcfg(table->name, table->af, private->number,
+				!private->number ? AUDIT_XT_OP_REGISTER :
+				AUDIT_XT_OP_REPLACE,
+				GFP_KERNEL);
+
 	return private;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_replace_table);