diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_immediate.c b/net/netfilter/nft_immediate.c
index 6b0efab4fad0..6bf1c852e8ea 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_immediate.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_immediate.c
@@ -125,15 +125,27 @@ static void nft_immediate_activate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	return nft_data_hold(&priv->data, nft_dreg_to_type(priv->dreg));
 }
 
+static void nft_immediate_chain_deactivate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
+					   struct nft_chain *chain,
+					   enum nft_trans_phase phase)
+{
+	struct nft_ctx chain_ctx;
+	struct nft_rule *rule;
+
+	chain_ctx = *ctx;
+	chain_ctx.chain = chain;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(rule, &chain->rules, list)
+		nft_rule_expr_deactivate(&chain_ctx, rule, phase);
+}
+
 static void nft_immediate_deactivate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 				     const struct nft_expr *expr,
 				     enum nft_trans_phase phase)
 {
 	const struct nft_immediate_expr *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
 	const struct nft_data *data = &priv->data;
-	struct nft_ctx chain_ctx;
 	struct nft_chain *chain;
-	struct nft_rule *rule;
 
 	if (priv->dreg == NFT_REG_VERDICT) {
 		switch (data->verdict.code) {
@@ -143,20 +155,17 @@ static void nft_immediate_deactivate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 			if (!nft_chain_binding(chain))
 				break;
 
-			chain_ctx = *ctx;
-			chain_ctx.chain = chain;
-
-			list_for_each_entry(rule, &chain->rules, list)
-				nft_rule_expr_deactivate(&chain_ctx, rule, phase);
-
 			switch (phase) {
 			case NFT_TRANS_PREPARE_ERROR:
 				nf_tables_unbind_chain(ctx, chain);
-				fallthrough;
+				nft_deactivate_next(ctx->net, chain);
+				break;
 			case NFT_TRANS_PREPARE:
+				nft_immediate_chain_deactivate(ctx, chain, phase);
 				nft_deactivate_next(ctx->net, chain);
 				break;
 			default:
+				nft_immediate_chain_deactivate(ctx, chain, phase);
 				nft_chain_del(chain);
 				chain->bound = false;
 				chain->table->use--;