diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h
index e9a8350e7ccf..80f50fd0f7ad 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h
@@ -45,9 +45,12 @@ struct nf_conntrack_expect {
 	void (*expectfn)(struct nf_conn *new,
 			 struct nf_conntrack_expect *this);
 
-	/* Helper to assign to new connection */
+	/* Helper that created this expectation */
 	struct nf_conntrack_helper __rcu *helper;
 
+	/* Helper to assign to new connection */
+	struct nf_conntrack_helper __rcu *assign_helper;
+
 	/* The conntrack of the master connection */
 	struct nf_conn *master;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c
index 4f39bf7c843f..75e53fde6b29 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ int nf_conntrack_broadcast_help(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	exp->flags                = NF_CT_EXPECT_PERMANENT;
 	exp->class		  = NF_CT_EXPECT_CLASS_DEFAULT;
 	rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, helper);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(exp->assign_helper, NULL);
 	write_pnet(&exp->net, net);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_ZONES
 	exp->zone = ct->zone;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index b08189226320..8ba5b22a1eef 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -1811,14 +1811,17 @@ init_conntrack(struct net *net, struct nf_conn *tmpl,
 		spin_lock_bh(&nf_conntrack_expect_lock);
 		exp = nf_ct_find_expectation(net, zone, tuple, !tmpl || nf_ct_is_confirmed(tmpl));
 		if (exp) {
+			struct nf_conntrack_helper *assign_helper;
+
 			/* Welcome, Mr. Bond.  We've been expecting you... */
 			__set_bit(IPS_EXPECTED_BIT, &ct->status);
 			/* exp->master safe, refcnt bumped in nf_ct_find_expectation */
 			ct->master = exp->master;
-			if (exp->helper) {
+			assign_helper = rcu_dereference(exp->assign_helper);
+			if (assign_helper) {
 				help = nf_ct_helper_ext_add(ct, GFP_ATOMIC);
 				if (help)
-					rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, exp->helper);
+					rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, assign_helper);
 			}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MARK
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
index 24d0576d84b7..8e943efbdf0a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ void nf_ct_expect_init(struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp, unsigned int class,
 		helper = rcu_dereference(help->helper);
 
 	rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, helper);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(exp->assign_helper, NULL);
 	write_pnet(&exp->net, net);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_ZONES
 	exp->zone = ct->zone;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_h323_main.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_h323_main.c
index 3f5c50455b71..b2fe6554b9cf 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_h323_main.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_h323_main.c
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ static int expect_h245(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn *ct,
 			  &ct->tuplehash[!dir].tuple.src.u3,
 			  &ct->tuplehash[!dir].tuple.dst.u3,
 			  IPPROTO_TCP, NULL, &port);
-	rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, &nf_conntrack_helper_h245);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(exp->assign_helper, &nf_conntrack_helper_h245);
 
 	nathook = rcu_dereference(nfct_h323_nat_hook);
 	if (memcmp(&ct->tuplehash[dir].tuple.src.u3,
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ static int expect_callforwarding(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	nf_ct_expect_init(exp, NF_CT_EXPECT_CLASS_DEFAULT, nf_ct_l3num(ct),
 			  &ct->tuplehash[!dir].tuple.src.u3, &addr,
 			  IPPROTO_TCP, NULL, &port);
-	rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, nf_conntrack_helper_q931);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(exp->assign_helper, nf_conntrack_helper_q931);
 
 	nathook = rcu_dereference(nfct_h323_nat_hook);
 	if (memcmp(&ct->tuplehash[dir].tuple.src.u3,
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ static int expect_q931(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn *ct,
 				&ct->tuplehash[!dir].tuple.src.u3 : NULL,
 			  &ct->tuplehash[!dir].tuple.dst.u3,
 			  IPPROTO_TCP, NULL, &port);
-	rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, nf_conntrack_helper_q931);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(exp->assign_helper, nf_conntrack_helper_q931);
 	exp->flags = NF_CT_EXPECT_PERMANENT;	/* Accept multiple calls */
 
 	nathook = rcu_dereference(nfct_h323_nat_hook);
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ static int process_gcf(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn *ct,
 	nf_ct_expect_init(exp, NF_CT_EXPECT_CLASS_DEFAULT, nf_ct_l3num(ct),
 			  &ct->tuplehash[!dir].tuple.src.u3, &addr,
 			  IPPROTO_UDP, NULL, &port);
-	rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, nf_conntrack_helper_ras);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(exp->assign_helper, nf_conntrack_helper_ras);
 
 	if (nf_ct_expect_related(exp, 0) == 0) {
 		pr_debug("nf_ct_ras: expect RAS ");
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ static int process_acf(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn *ct,
 			  &ct->tuplehash[!dir].tuple.src.u3, &addr,
 			  IPPROTO_TCP, NULL, &port);
 	exp->flags = NF_CT_EXPECT_PERMANENT;
-	rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, nf_conntrack_helper_q931);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(exp->assign_helper, nf_conntrack_helper_q931);
 
 	if (nf_ct_expect_related(exp, 0) == 0) {
 		pr_debug("nf_ct_ras: expect Q.931 ");
@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@ static int process_lcf(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn *ct,
 			  &ct->tuplehash[!dir].tuple.src.u3, &addr,
 			  IPPROTO_TCP, NULL, &port);
 	exp->flags = NF_CT_EXPECT_PERMANENT;
-	rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, nf_conntrack_helper_q931);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(exp->assign_helper, nf_conntrack_helper_q931);
 
 	if (nf_ct_expect_related(exp, 0) == 0) {
 		pr_debug("nf_ct_ras: expect Q.931 ");
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
index a715304a53d8..b594cd244fe1 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
@@ -400,6 +400,11 @@ static bool expect_iter_me(struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp, void *data)
 
 	this = rcu_dereference_protected(exp->helper,
 					 lockdep_is_held(&nf_conntrack_expect_lock));
+	if (this == me)
+		return true;
+
+	this = rcu_dereference_protected(exp->assign_helper,
+					 lockdep_is_held(&nf_conntrack_expect_lock));
 	return this == me;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index eda5fe4a75c8..d7209d124111 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -2634,6 +2634,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy exp_nla_policy[CTA_EXPECT_MAX+1] = {
 
 static struct nf_conntrack_expect *
 ctnetlink_alloc_expect(const struct nlattr *const cda[], struct nf_conn *ct,
+		       const struct nf_conntrack_helper *assign_helper,
 		       struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple,
 		       struct nf_conntrack_tuple *mask);
 
@@ -2860,6 +2861,7 @@ static int
 ctnetlink_glue_attach_expect(const struct nlattr *attr, struct nf_conn *ct,
 			     u32 portid, u32 report)
 {
+	struct nf_conntrack_helper *assign_helper = NULL;
 	struct nlattr *cda[CTA_EXPECT_MAX+1];
 	struct nf_conntrack_tuple tuple, mask;
 	struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp;
@@ -2875,8 +2877,18 @@ ctnetlink_glue_attach_expect(const struct nlattr *attr, struct nf_conn *ct,
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
+	if (cda[CTA_EXPECT_HELP_NAME]) {
+		const char *helpname = nla_data(cda[CTA_EXPECT_HELP_NAME]);
+
+		assign_helper = __nf_conntrack_helper_find(helpname,
+							   nf_ct_l3num(ct),
+							   tuple.dst.protonum);
+		if (!assign_helper)
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
 	exp = ctnetlink_alloc_expect((const struct nlattr * const *)cda, ct,
-				     &tuple, &mask);
+				     assign_helper, &tuple, &mask);
 	if (IS_ERR(exp))
 		return PTR_ERR(exp);
 
@@ -3515,6 +3527,7 @@ ctnetlink_parse_expect_nat(const struct nlattr *attr,
 
 static struct nf_conntrack_expect *
 ctnetlink_alloc_expect(const struct nlattr * const cda[], struct nf_conn *ct,
+		       const struct nf_conntrack_helper *assign_helper,
 		       struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple,
 		       struct nf_conntrack_tuple *mask)
 {
@@ -3568,6 +3581,7 @@ ctnetlink_alloc_expect(const struct nlattr * const cda[], struct nf_conn *ct,
 	exp->zone = ct->zone;
 #endif
 	rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, helper);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(exp->assign_helper, assign_helper);
 	exp->tuple = *tuple;
 	exp->mask.src.u3 = mask->src.u3;
 	exp->mask.src.u.all = mask->src.u.all;
@@ -3623,7 +3637,7 @@ ctnetlink_create_expect(struct net *net,
 	ct = nf_ct_tuplehash_to_ctrack(h);
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	exp = ctnetlink_alloc_expect(cda, ct, &tuple, &mask);
+	exp = ctnetlink_alloc_expect(cda, ct, NULL, &tuple, &mask);
 	if (IS_ERR(exp)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(exp);
 		goto err_rcu;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c
index 1eb55907d470..d24bfa9e8234 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@ static int process_register_request(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int protoff,
 	nf_ct_expect_init(exp, SIP_EXPECT_SIGNALLING, nf_ct_l3num(ct),
 			  saddr, &daddr, proto, NULL, &port);
 	exp->timeout.expires = sip_timeout * HZ;
-	rcu_assign_pointer(exp->helper, helper);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(exp->assign_helper, helper);
 	exp->flags = NF_CT_EXPECT_PERMANENT | NF_CT_EXPECT_INACTIVE;
 
 	hooks = rcu_dereference(nf_nat_sip_hooks);