const struct net_device *out,
             struct xt_table *table)
 {
+#define tb_comefrom ((struct ipt_entry *)table_base)->comefrom
+
        static const char nulldevname[IFNAMSIZ] __attribute__((aligned(sizeof(long))));
        const struct iphdr *ip;
        u_int16_t datalen;
                   abs. verdicts */
                tgpar.target   = t->u.kernel.target;
                tgpar.targinfo = t->data;
+
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER_DEBUG
-               ((struct ipt_entry *)table_base)->comefrom = 0xeeeeeeec;
+               tb_comefrom = 0xeeeeeeec;
 #endif
                verdict = t->u.kernel.target->target(skb, &tgpar);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER_DEBUG
-               if (((struct ipt_entry *)table_base)->comefrom != 0xeeeeeeec &&
-                   verdict == IPT_CONTINUE) {
+               if (comefrom != 0xeeeeeeec && verdict == IPT_CONTINUE) {
                        printk("Target %s reentered!\n",
                               t->u.kernel.target->name);
                        verdict = NF_DROP;
                }
-               ((struct ipt_entry *)table_base)->comefrom = 0x57acc001;
+               tb_comefrom = 0x57acc001;
 #endif
                /* Target might have changed stuff. */
                ip = ip_hdr(skb);
                return NF_DROP;
        else return verdict;
 #endif
+
+#undef tb_comefrom
 }
 
 /* Figures out from what hook each rule can be called: returns 0 if
 
              const struct net_device *out,
              struct xt_table *table)
 {
+#define tb_comefrom ((struct ip6t_entry *)table_base)->comefrom
+
        static const char nulldevname[IFNAMSIZ] __attribute__((aligned(sizeof(long))));
        bool hotdrop = false;
        /* Initializing verdict to NF_DROP keeps gcc happy. */
                tgpar.targinfo = t->data;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER_DEBUG
-               ((struct ip6t_entry *)table_base)->comefrom = 0xeeeeeeec;
+               tb_comefrom = 0xeeeeeeec;
 #endif
                verdict = t->u.kernel.target->target(skb, &tgpar);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER_DEBUG
-               if (((struct ip6t_entry *)table_base)->comefrom != 0xeeeeeeec &&
-                   verdict == IP6T_CONTINUE) {
+               if (tb_comefrom != 0xeeeeeeec && verdict == IP6T_CONTINUE) {
                        printk("Target %s reentered!\n",
                               t->u.kernel.target->name);
                        verdict = NF_DROP;
                }
-               ((struct ip6t_entry *)table_base)->comefrom = 0x57acc001;
+               tb_comefrom = 0x57acc001;
 #endif
                if (verdict == IP6T_CONTINUE)
                        e = ip6t_next_entry(e);
        } while (!hotdrop);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER_DEBUG
-       ((struct ip6t_entry *)table_base)->comefrom = NETFILTER_LINK_POISON;
+       tb_comefrom = NETFILTER_LINK_POISON;
 #endif
        xt_info_rdunlock_bh();
 
                return NF_DROP;
        else return verdict;
 #endif
+
+#undef tb_comefrom
 }
 
 /* Figures out from what hook each rule can be called: returns 0 if