for (;;) {
                        struct arpt_standard_target *t
                                = (void *)arpt_get_target(e);
+                       int visited = e->comefrom & (1 << hook);
 
                        if (e->comefrom & (1 << NF_ARP_NUMHOOKS)) {
                                printk("arptables: loop hook %u pos %u %08X.\n",
                                |= ((1 << hook) | (1 << NF_ARP_NUMHOOKS));
 
                        /* Unconditional return/END. */
-                       if (e->target_offset == sizeof(struct arpt_entry)
+                       if ((e->target_offset == sizeof(struct arpt_entry)
                            && (strcmp(t->target.u.user.name,
                                       ARPT_STANDARD_TARGET) == 0)
                            && t->verdict < 0
-                           && unconditional(&e->arp)) {
+                           && unconditional(&e->arp)) || visited) {
                                unsigned int oldpos, size;
 
                                if (t->verdict < -NF_MAX_VERDICT - 1) {
 
                for (;;) {
                        struct ipt_standard_target *t
                                = (void *)ipt_get_target(e);
+                       int visited = e->comefrom & (1 << hook);
 
                        if (e->comefrom & (1 << NF_IP_NUMHOOKS)) {
                                printk("iptables: loop hook %u pos %u %08X.\n",
                                |= ((1 << hook) | (1 << NF_IP_NUMHOOKS));
 
                        /* Unconditional return/END. */
-                       if (e->target_offset == sizeof(struct ipt_entry)
+                       if ((e->target_offset == sizeof(struct ipt_entry)
                            && (strcmp(t->target.u.user.name,
                                       IPT_STANDARD_TARGET) == 0)
                            && t->verdict < 0
-                           && unconditional(&e->ip)) {
+                           && unconditional(&e->ip)) || visited) {
                                unsigned int oldpos, size;
 
                                if (t->verdict < -NF_MAX_VERDICT - 1) {
 
                unsigned int pos = newinfo->hook_entry[hook];
                struct ip6t_entry *e
                        = (struct ip6t_entry *)(entry0 + pos);
+               int visited = e->comefrom & (1 << hook);
 
                if (!(valid_hooks & (1 << hook)))
                        continue;
                                |= ((1 << hook) | (1 << NF_IP6_NUMHOOKS));
 
                        /* Unconditional return/END. */
-                       if (e->target_offset == sizeof(struct ip6t_entry)
+                       if ((e->target_offset == sizeof(struct ip6t_entry)
                            && (strcmp(t->target.u.user.name,
                                       IP6T_STANDARD_TARGET) == 0)
                            && t->verdict < 0
-                           && unconditional(&e->ipv6)) {
+                           && unconditional(&e->ipv6)) || visited) {
                                unsigned int oldpos, size;
 
                                if (t->verdict < -NF_MAX_VERDICT - 1) {