diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
index 0bb4d712b80c..995b3842ba7c 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
@@ -1779,20 +1779,28 @@ static int compat_calc_entry(const struct ebt_entry *e,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int ebt_compat_init_offsets(unsigned int number)
+{
+	if (number > INT_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* also count the base chain policies */
+	number += NF_BR_NUMHOOKS;
+
+	return xt_compat_init_offsets(NFPROTO_BRIDGE, number);
+}
 
 static int compat_table_info(const struct ebt_table_info *info,
 			     struct compat_ebt_replace *newinfo)
 {
 	unsigned int size = info->entries_size;
 	const void *entries = info->entries;
+	int ret;
 
 	newinfo->entries_size = size;
-	if (info->nentries) {
-		int ret = xt_compat_init_offsets(NFPROTO_BRIDGE,
-						 info->nentries);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-	}
+	ret = ebt_compat_init_offsets(info->nentries);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	return EBT_ENTRY_ITERATE(entries, size, compat_calc_entry, info,
 							entries, newinfo);
@@ -2241,11 +2249,9 @@ static int compat_do_replace(struct net *net, void __user *user,
 
 	xt_compat_lock(NFPROTO_BRIDGE);
 
-	if (tmp.nentries) {
-		ret = xt_compat_init_offsets(NFPROTO_BRIDGE, tmp.nentries);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto out_unlock;
-	}
+	ret = ebt_compat_init_offsets(tmp.nentries);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	ret = compat_copy_entries(entries_tmp, tmp.entries_size, &state);
 	if (ret < 0)