diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
index d7a9628b6cee..e8dbd8379027 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ static int nfnetlink_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 			nfnl_unlock(subsys_id);
 			break;
 		default:
+			rcu_read_unlock();
 			err = -EINVAL;
 			break;
 		}