}
 
 static int
-get_entries(const struct ip6t_get_entries *entries,
-           struct ip6t_get_entries __user *uptr)
+get_entries(struct ip6t_get_entries __user *uptr, int *len)
 {
        int ret;
+       struct ip6t_get_entries get;
        struct xt_table *t;
 
-       t = xt_find_table_lock(AF_INET6, entries->name);
+       if (*len < sizeof(get)) {
+               duprintf("get_entries: %u < %u\n", *len, sizeof(get));
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+       if (copy_from_user(&get, uptr, sizeof(get)) != 0)
+               return -EFAULT;
+       if (*len != sizeof(struct ip6t_get_entries) + get.size) {
+               duprintf("get_entries: %u != %u\n", *len,
+                        sizeof(struct ip6t_get_entries) + get.size);
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
+       t = xt_find_table_lock(AF_INET6, get.name);
        if (t && !IS_ERR(t)) {
                struct xt_table_info *private = t->private;
                duprintf("t->private->number = %u\n", private->number);
-               if (entries->size == private->size)
+               if (get.size == private->size)
                        ret = copy_entries_to_user(private->size,
                                                   t, uptr->entrytable);
                else {
                ret = get_info(user, len);
                break;
 
-       case IP6T_SO_GET_ENTRIES: {
-               struct ip6t_get_entries get;
-
-               if (*len < sizeof(get)) {
-                       duprintf("get_entries: %u < %u\n", *len, sizeof(get));
-                       ret = -EINVAL;
-               } else if (copy_from_user(&get, user, sizeof(get)) != 0) {
-                       ret = -EFAULT;
-               } else if (*len != sizeof(struct ip6t_get_entries) + get.size) {
-                       duprintf("get_entries: %u != %u\n", *len,
-                                sizeof(struct ip6t_get_entries) + get.size);
-                       ret = -EINVAL;
-               } else
-                       ret = get_entries(&get, user);
+       case IP6T_SO_GET_ENTRIES:
+               ret = get_entries(user, len);
                break;
-       }
 
        case IP6T_SO_GET_REVISION_MATCH:
        case IP6T_SO_GET_REVISION_TARGET: {