diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 742aacb317e5..3ae365f92bff 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -4250,6 +4250,7 @@ static int nft_flush_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	}
 	set->ndeact++;
 
+	nft_set_elem_deactivate(ctx->net, set, elem);
 	nft_trans_elem_set(trans) = set;
 	nft_trans_elem(trans) = *elem;
 	list_add_tail(&trans->list, &ctx->net->nft.commit_list);