diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
index 5e55cef0cec3..6693e209efe8 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
@@ -2293,9 +2293,12 @@ static int compat_do_replace(struct net *net, void __user *user,
 
 	xt_compat_lock(NFPROTO_BRIDGE);
 
-	ret = xt_compat_init_offsets(NFPROTO_BRIDGE, tmp.nentries);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_unlock;
+	if (tmp.nentries) {
+		ret = xt_compat_init_offsets(NFPROTO_BRIDGE, tmp.nentries);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
 	ret = compat_copy_entries(entries_tmp, tmp.entries_size, &state);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_unlock;