cipinfo->config = config;
        }
 
+       if (nf_ct_l3proto_try_module_get(target->family) < 0) {
+               printk(KERN_WARNING "can't load conntrack support for "
+                                   "proto=%d\n", target->family);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
        return 1;
 }
 
        clusterip_config_entry_put(cipinfo->config);
 
        clusterip_config_put(cipinfo->config);
+
+       nf_ct_l3proto_module_put(target->family);
 }
 
 static struct ipt_target clusterip_tgt = {
 
 {
        struct xt_connmark_target_info *matchinfo = targinfo;
 
+       if (nf_ct_l3proto_try_module_get(target->family) < 0) {
+               printk(KERN_WARNING "can't load conntrack support for "
+                                   "proto=%d\n", target->family);
+               return 0;
+       }
        if (matchinfo->mode == XT_CONNMARK_RESTORE) {
                if (strcmp(tablename, "mangle") != 0) {
                        printk(KERN_WARNING "CONNMARK: restore can only be "
        return 1;
 }
 
+static void
+destroy(const struct xt_target *target, void *targinfo)
+{
+       nf_ct_l3proto_module_put(target->family);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 struct compat_xt_connmark_target_info {
        compat_ulong_t  mark, mask;
                .name           = "CONNMARK",
                .family         = AF_INET,
                .checkentry     = checkentry,
+               .destroy        = destroy,
                .target         = target,
                .targetsize     = sizeof(struct xt_connmark_target_info),
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
                .name           = "CONNMARK",
                .family         = AF_INET6,
                .checkentry     = checkentry,
+               .destroy        = destroy,
                .target         = target,
                .targetsize     = sizeof(struct xt_connmark_target_info),
                .me             = THIS_MODULE
 
 static int __init xt_connmark_init(void)
 {
-       need_conntrack();
        return xt_register_targets(xt_connmark_target,
                                   ARRAY_SIZE(xt_connmark_target));
 }
 
 {
        struct xt_connsecmark_target_info *info = targinfo;
 
+       if (nf_ct_l3proto_try_module_get(target->family) < 0) {
+               printk(KERN_WARNING "can't load conntrack support for "
+                                   "proto=%d\n", target->family);
+               return 0;
+       }
        switch (info->mode) {
        case CONNSECMARK_SAVE:
        case CONNSECMARK_RESTORE:
        return 1;
 }
 
+static void
+destroy(const struct xt_target *target, void *targinfo)
+{
+       nf_ct_l3proto_module_put(target->family);
+}
+
 static struct xt_target xt_connsecmark_target[] = {
        {
                .name           = "CONNSECMARK",
                .family         = AF_INET,
                .checkentry     = checkentry,
+               .destroy        = destroy,
                .target         = target,
                .targetsize     = sizeof(struct xt_connsecmark_target_info),
                .table          = "mangle",
                .name           = "CONNSECMARK",
                .family         = AF_INET6,
                .checkentry     = checkentry,
+               .destroy        = destroy,
                .target         = target,
                .targetsize     = sizeof(struct xt_connsecmark_target_info),
                .table          = "mangle",
 
 static int __init xt_connsecmark_init(void)
 {
-       need_conntrack();
        return xt_register_targets(xt_connsecmark_target,
                                   ARRAY_SIZE(xt_connsecmark_target));
 }
 
            sinfo->direction != XT_CONNBYTES_DIR_BOTH)
                return 0;
 
+       if (nf_ct_l3proto_try_module_get(match->family) < 0) {
+               printk(KERN_WARNING "can't load conntrack support for "
+                                   "proto=%d\n", match->family);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
        return 1;
 }
 
+static void
+destroy(const struct xt_match *match, void *matchinfo)
+{
+       nf_ct_l3proto_module_put(match->family);
+}
+
 static struct xt_match xt_connbytes_match[] = {
        {
                .name           = "connbytes",
                .family         = AF_INET,
                .checkentry     = check,
                .match          = match,
+               .destroy        = destroy,
                .matchsize      = sizeof(struct xt_connbytes_info),
                .me             = THIS_MODULE
        },
                .family         = AF_INET6,
                .checkentry     = check,
                .match          = match,
+               .destroy        = destroy,
                .matchsize      = sizeof(struct xt_connbytes_info),
                .me             = THIS_MODULE
        },