diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 79d0545badca..db453d19f2a0 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -2083,7 +2083,7 @@ static const struct nft_expr_type *__nft_expr_type_get(u8 family,
 {
 	const struct nft_expr_type *type, *candidate = NULL;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(type, &nf_tables_expressions, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(type, &nf_tables_expressions, list) {
 		if (!nla_strcmp(nla, type->name)) {
 			if (!type->family && !candidate)
 				candidate = type;
@@ -2103,9 +2103,13 @@ static const struct nft_expr_type *nft_expr_type_get(struct net *net,
 	if (nla == NULL)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	type = __nft_expr_type_get(family, nla);
-	if (type != NULL && try_module_get(type->owner))
+	if (type != NULL && try_module_get(type->owner)) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return type;
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	lockdep_nfnl_nft_mutex_not_held();
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES