MODULE_AUTHOR("Harald Welte <laforge@netfilter.org>");
 MODULE_ALIAS_NET_PF_PROTO(PF_NETLINK, NETLINK_NETFILTER);
 
+#define nfnl_dereference_protected(id) \
+       rcu_dereference_protected(table[(id)].subsys, \
+                                 lockdep_nfnl_is_held((id)))
+
 static char __initdata nfversion[] = "0.30";
 
 static struct {
                } else {
                        rcu_read_unlock();
                        nfnl_lock(subsys_id);
-                       if (rcu_dereference_protected(table[subsys_id].subsys,
-                               lockdep_is_held(&table[subsys_id].mutex)) != ss ||
+                       if (nfnl_dereference_protected(subsys_id) != ss ||
                            nfnetlink_find_client(type, ss) != nc)
                                err = -EAGAIN;
                        else if (nc->call)
        skb->sk = oskb->sk;
 
        nfnl_lock(subsys_id);
-       ss = rcu_dereference_protected(table[subsys_id].subsys,
-                                      lockdep_is_held(&table[subsys_id].mutex));
+       ss = nfnl_dereference_protected(subsys_id);
        if (!ss) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
                nfnl_unlock(subsys_id);
                request_module("nfnetlink-subsys-%d", subsys_id);
                nfnl_lock(subsys_id);
-               ss = rcu_dereference_protected(table[subsys_id].subsys,
-                                              lockdep_is_held(&table[subsys_id].mutex));
+               ss = nfnl_dereference_protected(subsys_id);
                if (!ss)
 #endif
                {