diff -ru linux-orig/net/packet/af_packet.c linux-new/net/packet/af_packet.c
--- linux-orig/net/packet/af_packet.c	2005-03-25 14:48:13.597903552 -0500
+++ linux-new/net/packet/af_packet.c	2005-03-25 14:51:05.480773384 -0500
@@ -274,6 +274,10 @@
 	dst_release(skb->dst);
 	skb->dst = NULL;
 
+	/* drop conntrack reference */
+	nf_conntrack_put(skb->nfct);
+	skb->nfct = NULL;
+
 	spkt = (struct sockaddr_pkt*)skb->cb;
 
 	skb_push(skb, skb->data-skb->mac.raw);
@@ -517,6 +521,10 @@
 	dst_release(skb->dst);
 	skb->dst = NULL;
 
+	/* drop conntrack reference */
+	nf_conntrack_put(skb->nfct);
+	skb->nfct = NULL;
+
 	spin_lock(&sk->sk_receive_queue.lock);
 	po->stats.tp_packets++;
 	__skb_queue_tail(&sk->sk_receive_queue, skb);