diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
index 65a54d74acc1f0..1e223e26f0799b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ static void ipmr_expire_process(struct timer_list *t);
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_MROUTE_MULTIPLE_TABLES
 #define ip6mr_for_each_table(mrt, net) \
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(mrt, &net->ipv6.mr6_tables, list, \
-				lockdep_rtnl_is_held())
+				lockdep_rtnl_is_held() || \
+				list_empty(&net->ipv6.mr6_tables))
 
 static struct mr_table *ip6mr_mr_table_iter(struct net *net,
 					    struct mr_table *mrt)