diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
index 35d2f9c9ada0..4c133e06be1d 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ MODULE_ALIAS_NFNL_SUBSYS(NFNL_SUBSYS_IPSET);
 	ip_set_dereference((inst)->ip_set_list)[id]
 #define ip_set_ref_netlink(inst,id)	\
 	rcu_dereference_raw((inst)->ip_set_list)[id]
+#define ip_set_dereference_nfnl(p)	\
+	rcu_dereference_check(p, lockdep_nfnl_is_held(NFNL_SUBSYS_IPSET))
 
 /* The set types are implemented in modules and registered set types
  * can be found in ip_set_type_list. Adding/deleting types is
@@ -708,15 +710,10 @@ __ip_set_put_netlink(struct ip_set *set)
 static struct ip_set *
 ip_set_rcu_get(struct net *net, ip_set_id_t index)
 {
-	struct ip_set *set;
 	struct ip_set_net *inst = ip_set_pernet(net);
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	/* ip_set_list itself needs to be protected */
-	set = rcu_dereference(inst->ip_set_list)[index];
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-
-	return set;
+	/* ip_set_list and the set pointer need to be protected */
+	return ip_set_dereference_nfnl(inst->ip_set_list)[index];
 }
 
 static inline void
@@ -1397,6 +1394,9 @@ static int ip_set_swap(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nfnl_info *info,
 	ip_set(inst, to_id) = from;
 	write_unlock_bh(&ip_set_ref_lock);
 
+	/* Make sure all readers of the old set pointers are completed. */
+	synchronize_rcu();
+
 	return 0;
 }