diff --git a/include/net/tc_act/tc_ct.h b/include/net/tc_act/tc_ct.h
index b24ea2d9400b..1dc2f827d0bc 100644
--- a/include/net/tc_act/tc_ct.h
+++ b/include/net/tc_act/tc_ct.h
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ static inline struct nf_flowtable *tcf_ct_ft(const struct tc_action *a)
 	return to_ct_params(a)->nf_ft;
 }
 
+static inline struct nf_conntrack_helper *tcf_ct_helper(const struct tc_action *a)
+{
+	return to_ct_params(a)->helper;
+}
+
 #else
 static inline uint16_t tcf_ct_zone(const struct tc_action *a) { return 0; }
 static inline int tcf_ct_action(const struct tc_action *a) { return 0; }
@@ -64,6 +69,10 @@ static inline struct nf_flowtable *tcf_ct_ft(const struct tc_action *a)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
+static inline struct nf_conntrack_helper *tcf_ct_helper(const struct tc_action *a)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK */
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_ACT_CT)
diff --git a/net/sched/act_ct.c b/net/sched/act_ct.c
index 3922d825ef2d..6dcc4585576e 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ct.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ct.c
@@ -1535,6 +1535,9 @@ static int tcf_ct_offload_act_setup(struct tc_action *act, void *entry_data,
 	if (bind) {
 		struct flow_action_entry *entry = entry_data;
 
+		if (tcf_ct_helper(act))
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 		entry->id = FLOW_ACTION_CT;
 		entry->ct.action = tcf_ct_action(act);
 		entry->ct.zone = tcf_ct_zone(act);