diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index afde5f5e728a3..895d11dced3c1 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_conntrack_locks);
 __cacheline_aligned_in_smp DEFINE_SPINLOCK(nf_conntrack_expect_lock);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_conntrack_expect_lock);
 
-static __read_mostly spinlock_t nf_conntrack_locks_all_lock;
+static __read_mostly DEFINE_SPINLOCK(nf_conntrack_locks_all_lock);
 static __read_mostly bool nf_conntrack_locks_all;
 
 void nf_conntrack_lock(spinlock_t *lock) __acquires(lock)