diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_ulog.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_ulog.c
index 802baf755ef4..664808c89377 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_ulog.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_ulog.c
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ static void ulog_send(unsigned int nlgroup)
 	if (timer_pending(&ub->timer))
 		del_timer(&ub->timer);
 
+	if (!ub->skb)
+		return;
+
 	/* last nlmsg needs NLMSG_DONE */
 	if (ub->qlen > 1)
 		ub->lastnlh->nlmsg_type = NLMSG_DONE;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ULOG.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ULOG.c
index 180a9ea57b69..8b1e4bc07123 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ULOG.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ULOG.c
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ static void ulog_send(unsigned int nlgroupnum)
 		del_timer(&ub->timer);
 	}
 
+	if (!ub->skb) {
+		DEBUGP("ipt_ULOG: ulog_send: nothing to send\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/* last nlmsg needs NLMSG_DONE */
 	if (ub->qlen > 1)
 		ub->lastnlh->nlmsg_type = NLMSG_DONE;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
index 3b3c781b40c0..47c1a8f702c5 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
@@ -349,6 +349,9 @@ __nfulnl_send(struct nfulnl_instance *inst)
 	if (timer_pending(&inst->timer))
 		del_timer(&inst->timer);
 
+	if (!inst->skb)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (inst->qlen > 1)
 		inst->lastnlh->nlmsg_type = NLMSG_DONE;