diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index e96a431549bcc9..96c48e91e6c7f7 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -960,8 +960,7 @@ static int compat_table_info(const struct xt_table_info *info,
 }
 #endif
 
-static int get_info(struct net *net, void __user *user,
-		    const int *len, int compat)
+static int get_info(struct net *net, void __user *user, const int *len)
 {
 	char name[XT_TABLE_MAXNAMELEN];
 	struct xt_table *t;
@@ -975,7 +974,7 @@ static int get_info(struct net *net, void __user *user,
 
 	name[XT_TABLE_MAXNAMELEN-1] = '\0';
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
-	if (compat)
+	if (in_compat_syscall())
 		xt_compat_lock(AF_INET6);
 #endif
 	t = xt_request_find_table_lock(net, AF_INET6, name);
@@ -985,7 +984,7 @@ static int get_info(struct net *net, void __user *user,
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 		struct xt_table_info tmp;
 
-		if (compat) {
+		if (in_compat_syscall()) {
 			ret = compat_table_info(private, &tmp);
 			xt_compat_flush_offsets(AF_INET6);
 			private = &tmp;
@@ -1011,7 +1010,7 @@ static int get_info(struct net *net, void __user *user,
 	} else
 		ret = PTR_ERR(t);
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
-	if (compat)
+	if (in_compat_syscall())
 		xt_compat_unlock(AF_INET6);
 #endif
 	return ret;
@@ -1169,8 +1168,7 @@ do_replace(struct net *net, const void __user *user, unsigned int len)
 }
 
 static int
-do_add_counters(struct net *net, const void __user *user, unsigned int len,
-		int compat)
+do_add_counters(struct net *net, const void __user *user, unsigned int len)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 	struct xt_counters_info tmp;
@@ -1181,7 +1179,8 @@ do_add_counters(struct net *net, const void __user *user, unsigned int len,
 	struct ip6t_entry *iter;
 	unsigned int addend;
 
-	paddc = xt_copy_counters_from_user(user, len, &tmp, compat);
+	paddc = xt_copy_counters_from_user(user, len, &tmp,
+					   in_compat_syscall());
 	if (IS_ERR(paddc))
 		return PTR_ERR(paddc);
 	t = xt_find_table_lock(net, AF_INET6, tmp.name);
@@ -1543,31 +1542,6 @@ compat_do_replace(struct net *net, void __user *user, unsigned int len)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int
-compat_do_ip6t_set_ctl(struct sock *sk, int cmd, void __user *user,
-		       unsigned int len)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	if (!ns_capable(sock_net(sk)->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
-		return -EPERM;
-
-	switch (cmd) {
-	case IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE:
-		ret = compat_do_replace(sock_net(sk), user, len);
-		break;
-
-	case IP6T_SO_SET_ADD_COUNTERS:
-		ret = do_add_counters(sock_net(sk), user, len, 1);
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 struct compat_ip6t_get_entries {
 	char name[XT_TABLE_MAXNAMELEN];
 	compat_uint_t size;
@@ -1643,29 +1617,6 @@ compat_get_entries(struct net *net, struct compat_ip6t_get_entries __user *uptr,
 	xt_compat_unlock(AF_INET6);
 	return ret;
 }
-
-static int do_ip6t_get_ctl(struct sock *, int, void __user *, int *);
-
-static int
-compat_do_ip6t_get_ctl(struct sock *sk, int cmd, void __user *user, int *len)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	if (!ns_capable(sock_net(sk)->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
-		return -EPERM;
-
-	switch (cmd) {
-	case IP6T_SO_GET_INFO:
-		ret = get_info(sock_net(sk), user, len, 1);
-		break;
-	case IP6T_SO_GET_ENTRIES:
-		ret = compat_get_entries(sock_net(sk), user, len);
-		break;
-	default:
-		ret = do_ip6t_get_ctl(sk, cmd, user, len);
-	}
-	return ret;
-}
 #endif
 
 static int
@@ -1678,11 +1629,16 @@ do_ip6t_set_ctl(struct sock *sk, int cmd, void __user *user, unsigned int len)
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE:
-		ret = do_replace(sock_net(sk), user, len);
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+		if (in_compat_syscall())
+			ret = compat_do_replace(sock_net(sk), user, len);
+		else
+#endif
+			ret = do_replace(sock_net(sk), user, len);
 		break;
 
 	case IP6T_SO_SET_ADD_COUNTERS:
-		ret = do_add_counters(sock_net(sk), user, len, 0);
+		ret = do_add_counters(sock_net(sk), user, len);
 		break;
 
 	default:
@@ -1702,11 +1658,16 @@ do_ip6t_get_ctl(struct sock *sk, int cmd, void __user *user, int *len)
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case IP6T_SO_GET_INFO:
-		ret = get_info(sock_net(sk), user, len, 0);
+		ret = get_info(sock_net(sk), user, len);
 		break;
 
 	case IP6T_SO_GET_ENTRIES:
-		ret = get_entries(sock_net(sk), user, len);
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+		if (in_compat_syscall())
+			ret = compat_get_entries(sock_net(sk), user, len);
+		else
+#endif
+			ret = get_entries(sock_net(sk), user, len);
 		break;
 
 	case IP6T_SO_GET_REVISION_MATCH:
@@ -1897,15 +1858,9 @@ static struct nf_sockopt_ops ip6t_sockopts = {
 	.set_optmin	= IP6T_BASE_CTL,
 	.set_optmax	= IP6T_SO_SET_MAX+1,
 	.set		= do_ip6t_set_ctl,
-#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
-	.compat_set	= compat_do_ip6t_set_ctl,
-#endif
 	.get_optmin	= IP6T_BASE_CTL,
 	.get_optmax	= IP6T_SO_GET_MAX+1,
 	.get		= do_ip6t_get_ctl,
-#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
-	.compat_get	= compat_do_ip6t_get_ctl,
-#endif
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
