diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
index e19905fb8aec..21d771f5a4fb 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
@@ -224,6 +224,26 @@ struct l2tp_tunnel *l2tp_tunnel_get(const struct net *net, u32 tunnel_id)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(l2tp_tunnel_get);
 
+struct l2tp_tunnel *l2tp_tunnel_get_nth(const struct net *net, int nth)
+{
+	const struct l2tp_net *pn = l2tp_pernet(net);
+	struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel;
+	int count = 0;
+
+	rcu_read_lock_bh();
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(tunnel, &pn->l2tp_tunnel_list, list) {
+		if (++count > nth) {
+			l2tp_tunnel_inc_refcount(tunnel);
+			rcu_read_unlock_bh();
+			return tunnel;
+		}
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock_bh();
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(l2tp_tunnel_get_nth);
+
 /* Like l2tp_session_find() but takes a reference on the returned session.
  * Optionally calls session->ref() too if do_ref is true.
  */
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h
index 96036cfd1816..af57e4d287bd 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ static inline void *l2tp_session_priv(struct l2tp_session *session)
 }
 
 struct l2tp_tunnel *l2tp_tunnel_get(const struct net *net, u32 tunnel_id);
+struct l2tp_tunnel *l2tp_tunnel_get_nth(const struct net *net, int nth);
+
 void l2tp_tunnel_free(struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel);
 
 struct l2tp_session *l2tp_session_get(const struct net *net,
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
index 82e35aeecfdd..dc497ed61099 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
@@ -384,14 +384,17 @@ static int l2tp_nl_cmd_tunnel_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback
 	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
 
 	for (;;) {
-		tunnel = l2tp_tunnel_find_nth(net, ti);
+		tunnel = l2tp_tunnel_get_nth(net, ti);
 		if (tunnel == NULL)
 			goto out;
 
 		if (l2tp_nl_tunnel_send(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid,
 					cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq, NLM_F_MULTI,
-					tunnel) <= 0)
+					tunnel) <= 0) {
+			l2tp_tunnel_dec_refcount(tunnel);
 			goto out;
+		}
+		l2tp_tunnel_dec_refcount(tunnel);
 
 		ti++;
 	}
@@ -739,7 +742,7 @@ static int l2tp_nl_cmd_session_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback
 
 	for (;;) {
 		if (tunnel == NULL) {
-			tunnel = l2tp_tunnel_find_nth(net, ti);
+			tunnel = l2tp_tunnel_get_nth(net, ti);
 			if (tunnel == NULL)
 				goto out;
 		}
@@ -747,6 +750,7 @@ static int l2tp_nl_cmd_session_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback
 		session = l2tp_session_get_nth(tunnel, si, false);
 		if (session == NULL) {
 			ti++;
+			l2tp_tunnel_dec_refcount(tunnel);
 			tunnel = NULL;
 			si = 0;
 			continue;
@@ -756,6 +760,7 @@ static int l2tp_nl_cmd_session_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback
 					 cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq, NLM_F_MULTI,
 					 session) <= 0) {
 			l2tp_session_dec_refcount(session);
+			l2tp_tunnel_dec_refcount(tunnel);
 			break;
 		}
 		l2tp_session_dec_refcount(session);