diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index d7993ac8222d..bac994847327 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -5956,6 +5956,9 @@ static int nf_tables_newflowtable(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 			continue;
 
 		list_for_each_entry(ft, &table->flowtables, list) {
+			if (!nft_is_active_next(net, ft))
+				continue;
+
 			for (k = 0; k < ft->ops_len; k++) {
 				if (!ft->ops[k].dev)
 					continue;