diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 0ba2a46a5370..3c191c7df988 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -4457,6 +4457,9 @@ static int nf_tables_newset(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 		if (!(flags & NFT_SET_TIMEOUT))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
+		if (flags & NFT_SET_ANONYMOUS)
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 		err = nf_msecs_to_jiffies64(nla[NFTA_SET_TIMEOUT], &timeout);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
@@ -4465,6 +4468,10 @@ static int nf_tables_newset(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 	if (nla[NFTA_SET_GC_INTERVAL] != NULL) {
 		if (!(flags & NFT_SET_TIMEOUT))
 			return -EINVAL;
+
+		if (flags & NFT_SET_ANONYMOUS)
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 		gc_int = ntohl(nla_get_be32(nla[NFTA_SET_GC_INTERVAL]));
 	}