diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 9a945024a0b6..194674c96b98 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -5043,6 +5043,9 @@ static void nf_tables_commit_release(struct nft_trans *trans)
 	case NFT_MSG_DELTABLE:
 		nf_tables_table_destroy(&trans->ctx);
 		break;
+	case NFT_MSG_NEWCHAIN:
+		kfree(nft_trans_chain_name(trans));
+		break;
 	case NFT_MSG_DELCHAIN:
 		nf_tables_chain_destroy(trans->ctx.chain);
 		break;
@@ -5100,13 +5103,15 @@ static int nf_tables_commit(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			nf_tables_table_notify(&trans->ctx, NFT_MSG_DELTABLE);
 			break;
 		case NFT_MSG_NEWCHAIN:
-			if (nft_trans_chain_update(trans))
+			if (nft_trans_chain_update(trans)) {
 				nft_chain_commit_update(trans);
-			else
+				nf_tables_chain_notify(&trans->ctx, NFT_MSG_NEWCHAIN);
+				/* trans destroyed after rcu grace period */
+			} else {
 				nft_clear(net, trans->ctx.chain);
-
-			nf_tables_chain_notify(&trans->ctx, NFT_MSG_NEWCHAIN);
-			nft_trans_destroy(trans);
+				nf_tables_chain_notify(&trans->ctx, NFT_MSG_NEWCHAIN);
+				nft_trans_destroy(trans);
+			}
 			break;
 		case NFT_MSG_DELCHAIN:
 			list_del_rcu(&trans->ctx.chain->list);
@@ -5246,7 +5251,7 @@ static int nf_tables_abort(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		case NFT_MSG_NEWCHAIN:
 			if (nft_trans_chain_update(trans)) {
 				free_percpu(nft_trans_chain_stats(trans));
-
+				kfree(nft_trans_chain_name(trans));
 				nft_trans_destroy(trans);
 			} else {
 				trans->ctx.table->use--;