diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table.h
index fe1507c1db828b14e6d684f1f1bca514dbb4103d..692d5955911c7dbf967110be2dd98e62c75f20af 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table.h
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ struct nf_flowtable_type {
 						  enum flow_offload_tuple_dir dir,
 						  struct nf_flow_rule *flow_rule);
 	void				(*free)(struct nf_flowtable *ft);
+	void				(*get)(struct nf_flowtable *ft);
+	void				(*put)(struct nf_flowtable *ft);
 	nf_hookfn			*hook;
 	struct module			*owner;
 };
@@ -240,6 +242,11 @@ nf_flow_table_offload_add_cb(struct nf_flowtable *flow_table,
 	}
 
 	list_add_tail(&block_cb->list, &block->cb_list);
+	up_write(&flow_table->flow_block_lock);
+
+	if (flow_table->type->get)
+		flow_table->type->get(flow_table);
+	return 0;
 
 unlock:
 	up_write(&flow_table->flow_block_lock);
@@ -262,6 +269,9 @@ nf_flow_table_offload_del_cb(struct nf_flowtable *flow_table,
 		WARN_ON(true);
 	}
 	up_write(&flow_table->flow_block_lock);
+
+	if (flow_table->type->put)
+		flow_table->type->put(flow_table);
 }
 
 void flow_offload_route_init(struct flow_offload *flow,
diff --git a/net/sched/act_ct.c b/net/sched/act_ct.c
index b3f4a503ee2ba4fd9620567208e2e77ed80b41b1..f69c47945175b657da6d7368c94693e81465296f 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ct.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ct.c
@@ -286,9 +286,31 @@ static bool tcf_ct_flow_is_outdated(const struct flow_offload *flow)
 	       !test_bit(NF_FLOW_HW_ESTABLISHED, &flow->flags);
 }
 
+static void tcf_ct_flow_table_get_ref(struct tcf_ct_flow_table *ct_ft);
+
+static void tcf_ct_nf_get(struct nf_flowtable *ft)
+{
+	struct tcf_ct_flow_table *ct_ft =
+		container_of(ft, struct tcf_ct_flow_table, nf_ft);
+
+	tcf_ct_flow_table_get_ref(ct_ft);
+}
+
+static void tcf_ct_flow_table_put(struct tcf_ct_flow_table *ct_ft);
+
+static void tcf_ct_nf_put(struct nf_flowtable *ft)
+{
+	struct tcf_ct_flow_table *ct_ft =
+		container_of(ft, struct tcf_ct_flow_table, nf_ft);
+
+	tcf_ct_flow_table_put(ct_ft);
+}
+
 static struct nf_flowtable_type flowtable_ct = {
 	.gc		= tcf_ct_flow_is_outdated,
 	.action		= tcf_ct_flow_table_fill_actions,
+	.get		= tcf_ct_nf_get,
+	.put		= tcf_ct_nf_put,
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
@@ -337,9 +359,13 @@ static int tcf_ct_flow_table_get(struct net *net, struct tcf_ct_params *params)
 	return err;
 }
 
+static void tcf_ct_flow_table_get_ref(struct tcf_ct_flow_table *ct_ft)
+{
+	refcount_inc(&ct_ft->ref);
+}
+
 static void tcf_ct_flow_table_cleanup_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct flow_block_cb *block_cb, *tmp_cb;
 	struct tcf_ct_flow_table *ct_ft;
 	struct flow_block *block;
 
@@ -347,13 +373,9 @@ static void tcf_ct_flow_table_cleanup_work(struct work_struct *work)
 			     rwork);
 	nf_flow_table_free(&ct_ft->nf_ft);
 
-	/* Remove any remaining callbacks before cleanup */
 	block = &ct_ft->nf_ft.flow_block;
 	down_write(&ct_ft->nf_ft.flow_block_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(block_cb, tmp_cb, &block->cb_list, list) {
-		list_del(&block_cb->list);
-		flow_block_cb_free(block_cb);
-	}
+	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&block->cb_list));
 	up_write(&ct_ft->nf_ft.flow_block_lock);
 	kfree(ct_ft);