diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_conntrack.h b/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_conntrack.h
index 5c55751c78e4..fb5511030185 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_conntrack.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_conntrack.h
@@ -70,11 +70,18 @@ enum ctattr_l4proto {
 
 enum ctattr_protoinfo {
 	CTA_PROTOINFO_UNSPEC,
-	CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_STATE,
+	CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP,
 	__CTA_PROTOINFO_MAX
 };
 #define CTA_PROTOINFO_MAX (__CTA_PROTOINFO_MAX - 1)
 
+enum ctattr_protoinfo_tcp {
+	CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_UNSPEC,
+	CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_STATE,
+	__CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_MAX
+};
+#define CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_MAX (__CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_MAX - 1)
+
 enum ctattr_counters {
 	CTA_COUNTERS_UNSPEC,
 	CTA_COUNTERS_PACKETS,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_proto_tcp.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
index 121760d6cc50..75e27e65c28f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
@@ -341,11 +341,15 @@ static int tcp_print_conntrack(struct seq_file *s,
 static int tcp_to_nfattr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nfattr *nfa,
 			 const struct ip_conntrack *ct)
 {
+	struct nfattr *nest_parms = NFA_NEST(skb, CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP);
+	
 	read_lock_bh(&tcp_lock);
 	NFA_PUT(skb, CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP_STATE, sizeof(u_int8_t),
 		&ct->proto.tcp.state);
 	read_unlock_bh(&tcp_lock);
 
+	NFA_NEST_END(skb, nest_parms);
+
 	return 0;
 
 nfattr_failure: