diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index f2d84621f6f9..d7993ac8222d 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -893,6 +893,10 @@ static int nf_tables_updtable(struct nft_ctx *ctx)
 	if (flags == ctx->table->flags)
 		return 0;
 
+	/* No dormant off/on/off/on games in single transaction */
+	if (ctx->table->flags & __NFT_TABLE_F_UPDATE)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	trans = nft_trans_alloc(ctx, NFT_MSG_NEWTABLE,
 				sizeof(struct nft_trans_table));
 	if (trans == NULL)