diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index ff9313c579b4..82bfbeef46af 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -2480,6 +2480,7 @@ int nf_conntrack_init_net(struct net *net)
 	int cpu;
 
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(IP_CT_UNTRACKED == IP_CT_NUMBER);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON_NOT_POWER_OF_2(CONNTRACK_LOCKS);
 	atomic_set(&net->ct.count, 0);
 
 	net->ct.pcpu_lists = alloc_percpu(struct ct_pcpu);