diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_queue.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_queue.c
index c156db2159876..9811a456fb5d3 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_queue.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_queue.c
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ cleanup_ipqnl: __maybe_unused
 static void __exit ip_queue_fini(void)
 {
 	nf_unregister_queue_handlers(&nfqh);
-	synchronize_net();
+
 	ipq_flush(NULL, 0);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_queue.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_queue.c
index 1cf3f0c6a9598..a82016fd5d656 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_queue.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_queue.c
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ cleanup_ipqnl: __maybe_unused
 static void __exit ip6_queue_fini(void)
 {
 	nf_unregister_queue_handlers(&nfqh);
-	synchronize_net();
+
 	ipq_flush(NULL, 0);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL