diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index a5e1468cac5e..42bf83a20cb5 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ static int nf_tables_updtable(struct nft_ctx *ctx)
 	if (flags & ~NFT_TABLE_F_MASK)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	if (flags == ctx->table->flags)
+	if (flags == (ctx->table->flags & NFT_TABLE_F_MASK))
 		return 0;
 
 	if ((nft_table_has_owner(ctx->table) &&