diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 7db79c1b8084..4886b1599014 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -1256,7 +1256,6 @@ static int ctnetlink_del_conntrack(struct net *net, struct sock *ctnl,
 	struct nf_conntrack_tuple tuple;
 	struct nf_conn *ct;
 	struct nfgenmsg *nfmsg = nlmsg_data(nlh);
-	u_int8_t u3 = nfmsg->version ? nfmsg->nfgen_family : AF_UNSPEC;
 	struct nf_conntrack_zone zone;
 	int err;
 
@@ -1266,11 +1265,13 @@ static int ctnetlink_del_conntrack(struct net *net, struct sock *ctnl,
 
 	if (cda[CTA_TUPLE_ORIG])
 		err = ctnetlink_parse_tuple(cda, &tuple, CTA_TUPLE_ORIG,
-					    u3, &zone);
+					    nfmsg->version, &zone);
 	else if (cda[CTA_TUPLE_REPLY])
 		err = ctnetlink_parse_tuple(cda, &tuple, CTA_TUPLE_REPLY,
-					    u3, &zone);
+					    nfmsg->version, &zone);
 	else {
+		u_int8_t u3 = nfmsg->version ? nfmsg->nfgen_family : AF_UNSPEC;
+
 		return ctnetlink_flush_conntrack(net, cda,
 						 NETLINK_CB(skb).portid,
 						 nlmsg_report(nlh), u3);