diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c
index e0c4373b4747..5ed8c441dffd 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c
@@ -966,7 +966,6 @@ static int set_expected_rtp_rtcp(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int protoff,
 #endif
 			skip_expect = 1;
 	} while (!skip_expect);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	base_port = ntohs(tuple.dst.u.udp.port) & ~1;
 	rtp_port = htons(base_port);
@@ -980,8 +979,10 @@ static int set_expected_rtp_rtcp(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int protoff,
 			goto err1;
 	}
 
-	if (skip_expect)
+	if (skip_expect) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return NF_ACCEPT;
+	}
 
 	rtp_exp = nf_ct_expect_alloc(ct);
 	if (rtp_exp == NULL)
@@ -1012,6 +1013,7 @@ static int set_expected_rtp_rtcp(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int protoff,
 err2:
 	nf_ct_expect_put(rtp_exp);
 err1:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return ret;
 }