diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_log.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_log.h
index bba354e78f49..b82dd19b8f26 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_log.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_log.h
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ int nf_log_bind_pf(struct net *net, u_int8_t pf,
 		   const struct nf_logger *logger);
 void nf_log_unbind_pf(struct net *net, u_int8_t pf);
 
+int nf_logger_find_get(int pf, enum nf_log_type type);
+void nf_logger_put(int pf, enum nf_log_type type);
+
+#define MODULE_ALIAS_NF_LOGGER(family, type) \
+	MODULE_ALIAS("nf-logger-" __stringify(family) "-" __stringify(type))
+
 /* Calls the registered backend logging function */
 __printf(8, 9)
 void nf_log_packet(struct net *net,
@@ -78,20 +84,6 @@ struct nf_log_buf *nf_log_buf_open(void);
 __printf(2, 3) int nf_log_buf_add(struct nf_log_buf *m, const char *f, ...);
 void nf_log_buf_close(struct nf_log_buf *m);
 
-void nf_log_ip_packet(struct net *net, u_int8_t pf,
-		      unsigned int hooknum, const struct sk_buff *skb,
-		      const struct net_device *in,
-		      const struct net_device *out,
-		      const struct nf_loginfo *loginfo,
-		      const char *prefix);
-
-void nf_log_ip6_packet(struct net *net, u_int8_t pf,
-		       unsigned int hooknum, const struct sk_buff *skb,
-		       const struct net_device *in,
-		       const struct net_device *out,
-		       const struct nf_loginfo *loginfo,
-		       const char *prefix);
-
 /* common logging functions */
 int nf_log_dump_udp_header(struct nf_log_buf *m, const struct sk_buff *skb,
 			   u8 proto, int fragment, unsigned int offset);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_log_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_log_ipv4.c
index 7e69a401a29e..078bdca1b607 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_log_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_log_ipv4.c
@@ -306,12 +306,12 @@ static void dump_ipv4_mac_header(struct nf_log_buf *m,
 	nf_log_buf_add(m, " ");
 }
 
-void nf_log_ip_packet(struct net *net, u_int8_t pf,
-		      unsigned int hooknum, const struct sk_buff *skb,
-		      const struct net_device *in,
-		      const struct net_device *out,
-		      const struct nf_loginfo *loginfo,
-		      const char *prefix)
+static void nf_log_ip_packet(struct net *net, u_int8_t pf,
+			     unsigned int hooknum, const struct sk_buff *skb,
+			     const struct net_device *in,
+			     const struct net_device *out,
+			     const struct nf_loginfo *loginfo,
+			     const char *prefix)
 {
 	struct nf_log_buf *m;
 
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ void nf_log_ip_packet(struct net *net, u_int8_t pf,
 
 	nf_log_buf_close(m);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_log_ip_packet);
 
 static struct nf_logger nf_ip_logger __read_mostly = {
 	.name		= "nf_log_ipv4",
@@ -383,3 +382,4 @@ module_exit(nf_log_ipv4_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Netfilter Core Team <coreteam@netfilter.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Netfilter IPv4 packet logging");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_ALIAS_NF_LOGGER(AF_INET, 0);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_log_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_log_ipv6.c
index 804060946d2b..7b17a0be93e7 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_log_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_log_ipv6.c
@@ -338,12 +338,12 @@ static void dump_ipv6_mac_header(struct nf_log_buf *m,
 	}
 }
 
-void nf_log_ip6_packet(struct net *net, u_int8_t pf,
-		       unsigned int hooknum, const struct sk_buff *skb,
-		       const struct net_device *in,
-		       const struct net_device *out,
-		       const struct nf_loginfo *loginfo,
-		       const char *prefix)
+static void nf_log_ip6_packet(struct net *net, u_int8_t pf,
+			      unsigned int hooknum, const struct sk_buff *skb,
+			      const struct net_device *in,
+			      const struct net_device *out,
+			      const struct nf_loginfo *loginfo,
+			      const char *prefix)
 {
 	struct nf_log_buf *m;
 
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ void nf_log_ip6_packet(struct net *net, u_int8_t pf,
 
 	nf_log_buf_close(m);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_log_ip6_packet);
 
 static struct nf_logger nf_ip6_logger __read_mostly = {
 	.name		= "nf_log_ipv6",
@@ -415,3 +414,4 @@ module_exit(nf_log_ipv6_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Netfilter Core Team <coreteam@netfilter.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Netfilter IPv4 packet logging");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_ALIAS_NF_LOGGER(AF_INET6, 0);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_log.c b/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
index 0b6b2c874199..0b2161c689e0 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
@@ -132,6 +132,41 @@ void nf_log_unbind_pf(struct net *net, u_int8_t pf)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nf_log_unbind_pf);
 
+int nf_logger_find_get(int pf, enum nf_log_type type)
+{
+	struct nf_logger *logger;
+	int ret = -ENOENT;
+
+	logger = loggers[pf][type];
+	if (logger == NULL)
+		request_module("nf-logger-%u-%u", pf, type);
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	logger = rcu_dereference(loggers[pf][type]);
+	if (logger == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (logger && try_module_get(logger->me))
+		ret = 0;
+out:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_logger_find_get);
+
+void nf_logger_put(int pf, enum nf_log_type type)
+{
+	struct nf_logger *logger;
+
+	BUG_ON(loggers[pf][type] == NULL);
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	logger = rcu_dereference(loggers[pf][type]);
+	module_put(logger->me);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_logger_put);
+
 void nf_log_packet(struct net *net,
 		   u_int8_t pf,
 		   unsigned int hooknum,
@@ -146,7 +181,11 @@ void nf_log_packet(struct net *net,
 	const struct nf_logger *logger;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	logger = rcu_dereference(net->nf.nf_loggers[pf]);
+	if (loginfo != NULL)
+		logger = rcu_dereference(loggers[pf][loginfo->type]);
+	else
+		logger = rcu_dereference(net->nf.nf_loggers[pf]);
+
 	if (logger) {
 		va_start(args, fmt);
 		vsnprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), fmt, args);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
index 160bb8ea9923..a11c5ff2f720 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
@@ -1106,6 +1106,9 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("netfilter userspace logging");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Harald Welte <laforge@netfilter.org>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS_NFNL_SUBSYS(NFNL_SUBSYS_ULOG);
+MODULE_ALIAS_NF_LOGGER(AF_INET, 1);
+MODULE_ALIAS_NF_LOGGER(AF_INET6, 1);
+MODULE_ALIAS_NF_LOGGER(AF_BRIDGE, 1);
 
 module_init(nfnetlink_log_init);
 module_exit(nfnetlink_log_fini);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_LOG.c b/net/netfilter/xt_LOG.c
index 5a6bd60e20d6..00eb49196e75 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_LOG.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_LOG.c
@@ -39,17 +39,8 @@ log_tg(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct xt_action_param *par)
 	li.u.log.level = loginfo->level;
 	li.u.log.logflags = loginfo->logflags;
 
-	if (par->family == NFPROTO_IPV4)
-		nf_log_ip_packet(net, NFPROTO_IPV4, par->hooknum, skb, par->in,
-			         par->out, &li, loginfo->prefix);
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IP6_NF_IPTABLES)
-	else if (par->family == NFPROTO_IPV6)
-		nf_log_ip6_packet(net, NFPROTO_IPV6, par->hooknum, skb, par->in,
-				  par->out, &li, loginfo->prefix);
-#endif
-	else
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
-
+	nf_log_packet(net, par->family, par->hooknum, skb, par->in, par->out,
+		      &li, loginfo->prefix);
 	return XT_CONTINUE;
 }
 
@@ -70,7 +61,12 @@ static int log_tg_check(const struct xt_tgchk_param *par)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return nf_logger_find_get(par->family, NF_LOG_TYPE_LOG);
+}
+
+static void log_tg_destroy(const struct xt_tgdtor_param *par)
+{
+	nf_logger_put(par->family, NF_LOG_TYPE_LOG);
 }
 
 static struct xt_target log_tg_regs[] __read_mostly = {
@@ -80,6 +76,7 @@ static struct xt_target log_tg_regs[] __read_mostly = {
 		.target		= log_tg,
 		.targetsize	= sizeof(struct xt_log_info),
 		.checkentry	= log_tg_check,
+		.destroy	= log_tg_destroy,
 		.me		= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IP6_NF_IPTABLES)
@@ -89,6 +86,7 @@ static struct xt_target log_tg_regs[] __read_mostly = {
 		.target		= log_tg,
 		.targetsize	= sizeof(struct xt_log_info),
 		.checkentry	= log_tg_check,
+		.destroy	= log_tg_destroy,
 		.me		= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 #endif