diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 03189738a73b..4d1a009dab45 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -1186,6 +1186,30 @@ static int nft_objname_hash_cmp(struct rhashtable_compare_arg *arg,
 	return strcmp(obj->key.name, k->name);
 }
 
+static bool nft_supported_family(u8 family)
+{
+	return false
+#ifdef CONFIG_NF_TABLES_INET
+		|| family == NFPROTO_INET
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_NF_TABLES_IPV4
+		|| family == NFPROTO_IPV4
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_NF_TABLES_ARP
+		|| family == NFPROTO_ARP
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_NF_TABLES_NETDEV
+		|| family == NFPROTO_NETDEV
+#endif
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_TABLES_BRIDGE)
+		|| family == NFPROTO_BRIDGE
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_NF_TABLES_IPV6
+		|| family == NFPROTO_IPV6
+#endif
+		;
+}
+
 static int nf_tables_newtable(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 			      struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 			      const struct nlattr * const nla[],
@@ -1201,6 +1225,9 @@ static int nf_tables_newtable(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 	u32 flags = 0;
 	int err;
 
+	if (!nft_supported_family(family))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	lockdep_assert_held(&nft_net->commit_mutex);
 	attr = nla[NFTA_TABLE_NAME];
 	table = nft_table_lookup(net, attr, family, genmask);