diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index b23d7c3455de..29a782e9ad07 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -7254,6 +7254,7 @@ static int __nf_tables_abort(struct net *net)
 				nft_trans_destroy(trans);
 				break;
 			}
+			nft_trans_set(trans)->dead = 1;
 			list_del_rcu(&nft_trans_set(trans)->list);
 			break;
 		case NFT_MSG_DELSET: