diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index 124136b5a79a..2e5f3864d353 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -2169,11 +2169,11 @@ static int __nf_conntrack_update(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	dataoff = get_l4proto(skb, skb_network_offset(skb), l3num, &l4num);
 	if (dataoff <= 0)
-		return -1;
+		return NF_DROP;
 
 	if (!nf_ct_get_tuple(skb, skb_network_offset(skb), dataoff, l3num,
 			     l4num, net, &tuple))
-		return -1;
+		return NF_DROP;
 
 	if (ct->status & IPS_SRC_NAT) {
 		memcpy(tuple.src.u3.all,
@@ -2193,7 +2193,7 @@ static int __nf_conntrack_update(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	h = nf_conntrack_find_get(net, nf_ct_zone(ct), &tuple);
 	if (!h)
-		return 0;
+		return NF_ACCEPT;
 
 	/* Store status bits of the conntrack that is clashing to re-do NAT
 	 * mangling according to what it has been done already to this packet.
@@ -2206,19 +2206,25 @@ static int __nf_conntrack_update(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	nat_hook = rcu_dereference(nf_nat_hook);
 	if (!nat_hook)
-		return 0;
+		return NF_ACCEPT;
 
-	if (status & IPS_SRC_NAT &&
-	    nat_hook->manip_pkt(skb, ct, NF_NAT_MANIP_SRC,
-				IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL) == NF_DROP)
-		return -1;
+	if (status & IPS_SRC_NAT) {
+		unsigned int verdict = nat_hook->manip_pkt(skb, ct,
+							   NF_NAT_MANIP_SRC,
+							   IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL);
+		if (verdict != NF_ACCEPT)
+			return verdict;
+	}
 
-	if (status & IPS_DST_NAT &&
-	    nat_hook->manip_pkt(skb, ct, NF_NAT_MANIP_DST,
-				IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL) == NF_DROP)
-		return -1;
+	if (status & IPS_DST_NAT) {
+		unsigned int verdict = nat_hook->manip_pkt(skb, ct,
+							   NF_NAT_MANIP_DST,
+							   IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL);
+		if (verdict != NF_ACCEPT)
+			return verdict;
+	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return NF_ACCEPT;
 }
 
 /* This packet is coming from userspace via nf_queue, complete the packet
@@ -2233,14 +2239,14 @@ static int nf_confirm_cthelper(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn *ct,
 
 	help = nfct_help(ct);
 	if (!help)
-		return 0;
+		return NF_ACCEPT;
 
 	helper = rcu_dereference(help->helper);
 	if (!helper)
-		return 0;
+		return NF_ACCEPT;
 
 	if (!(helper->flags & NF_CT_HELPER_F_USERSPACE))
-		return 0;
+		return NF_ACCEPT;
 
 	switch (nf_ct_l3num(ct)) {
 	case NFPROTO_IPV4:
@@ -2255,42 +2261,44 @@ static int nf_confirm_cthelper(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn *ct,
 		protoff = ipv6_skip_exthdr(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr), &pnum,
 					   &frag_off);
 		if (protoff < 0 || (frag_off & htons(~0x7)) != 0)
-			return 0;
+			return NF_ACCEPT;
 		break;
 	}
 #endif
 	default:
-		return 0;
+		return NF_ACCEPT;
 	}
 
 	if (test_bit(IPS_SEQ_ADJUST_BIT, &ct->status) &&
 	    !nf_is_loopback_packet(skb)) {
 		if (!nf_ct_seq_adjust(skb, ct, ctinfo, protoff)) {
 			NF_CT_STAT_INC_ATOMIC(nf_ct_net(ct), drop);
-			return -1;
+			return NF_DROP;
 		}
 	}
 
 	/* We've seen it coming out the other side: confirm it */
-	return nf_conntrack_confirm(skb) == NF_DROP ? - 1 : 0;
+	return nf_conntrack_confirm(skb);
 }
 
 static int nf_conntrack_update(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	enum ip_conntrack_info ctinfo;
 	struct nf_conn *ct;
-	int err;
 
 	ct = nf_ct_get(skb, &ctinfo);
 	if (!ct)
-		return 0;
+		return NF_ACCEPT;
 
 	if (!nf_ct_is_confirmed(ct)) {
-		err = __nf_conntrack_update(net, skb, ct, ctinfo);
-		if (err < 0)
-			return err;
+		int ret = __nf_conntrack_update(net, skb, ct, ctinfo);
+
+		if (ret != NF_ACCEPT)
+			return ret;
 
 		ct = nf_ct_get(skb, &ctinfo);
+		if (!ct)
+			return NF_ACCEPT;
 	}
 
 	return nf_confirm_cthelper(skb, ct, ctinfo);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
index 556bc902af00..171d1f52d3dd 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
@@ -228,19 +228,22 @@ find_dequeue_entry(struct nfqnl_instance *queue, unsigned int id)
 static void nfqnl_reinject(struct nf_queue_entry *entry, unsigned int verdict)
 {
 	const struct nf_ct_hook *ct_hook;
-	int err;
 
 	if (verdict == NF_ACCEPT ||
 	    verdict == NF_REPEAT ||
 	    verdict == NF_STOP) {
 		rcu_read_lock();
 		ct_hook = rcu_dereference(nf_ct_hook);
-		if (ct_hook) {
-			err = ct_hook->update(entry->state.net, entry->skb);
-			if (err < 0)
-				verdict = NF_DROP;
-		}
+		if (ct_hook)
+			verdict = ct_hook->update(entry->state.net, entry->skb);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
+
+		switch (verdict & NF_VERDICT_MASK) {
+		case NF_STOLEN:
+			nf_queue_entry_free(entry);
+			return;
+		}
+
 	}
 	nf_reinject(entry, verdict);
 }