diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
index 4897f7420c8f..5c218db2dede 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
@@ -109,9 +109,10 @@ static void mroute_clean_tables(struct mr_table *mrt, int flags);
 static void ipmr_expire_process(struct timer_list *t);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_MROUTE_MULTIPLE_TABLES
-#define ipmr_for_each_table(mrt, net) \
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(mrt, &net->ipv4.mr_tables, list, \
-				lockdep_rtnl_is_held())
+#define ipmr_for_each_table(mrt, net)					\
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(mrt, &net->ipv4.mr_tables, list,	\
+				lockdep_rtnl_is_held() ||		\
+				list_empty(&net->ipv4.mr_tables))
 
 static struct mr_table *ipmr_mr_table_iter(struct net *net,
 					   struct mr_table *mrt)