diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 12c3a438cfc5..588bc972ad17 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: bbdc176a2f39913063aaaf95bc27e4b18fd14953
+refs/heads/master: 44f9a2fdc48ccb8bb510b6e1210bf15b3e10afdb
diff --git a/trunk/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c b/trunk/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
index bee558a41800..6c84ccb8c9d7 100644
--- a/trunk/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
+++ b/trunk/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ ebt_check_entry(struct ebt_entry *e, struct ebt_table_info *newinfo,
 	struct ebt_entry_target *t;
 	struct ebt_target *target;
 	unsigned int i, j, hook = 0, hookmask = 0;
-	size_t gap = e->next_offset - e->target_offset;
+	size_t gap;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* don't mess with the struct ebt_entries */
@@ -660,6 +660,7 @@ ebt_check_entry(struct ebt_entry *e, struct ebt_table_info *newinfo,
 	if (ret != 0)
 		goto cleanup_watchers;
 	t = (struct ebt_entry_target *)(((char *)e) + e->target_offset);
+	gap = e->next_offset - e->target_offset;
 	target = find_target_lock(t->u.name, &ret, &ebt_mutex);
 	if (!target)
 		goto cleanup_watchers;