diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
index 93253ba1eeac..78f5f0426e6b 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ struct nft_set_binding {
 };
 
 enum nft_trans_phase;
+void nf_tables_activate_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set);
 void nf_tables_deactivate_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 			      struct nft_set_binding *binding,
 			      enum nft_trans_phase phase);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index d7a082d5cd70..e20bde9cc7b1 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -3758,12 +3758,24 @@ void nf_tables_unbind_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_tables_unbind_set);
 
+void nf_tables_activate_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set)
+{
+	if (nft_set_is_anonymous(set))
+		nft_clear(ctx->net, set);
+
+	set->use++;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_tables_activate_set);
+
 void nf_tables_deactivate_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 			      struct nft_set_binding *binding,
 			      enum nft_trans_phase phase)
 {
 	switch (phase) {
 	case NFT_TRANS_PREPARE:
+		if (nft_set_is_anonymous(set))
+			nft_deactivate_next(ctx->net, set);
+
 		set->use--;
 		return;
 	case NFT_TRANS_ABORT:
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c b/net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c
index cc076d535e14..ea73130427eb 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static void nft_dynset_activate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 {
 	struct nft_dynset *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
 
-	priv->set->use++;
+	nf_tables_activate_set(ctx, priv->set);
 }
 
 static void nft_dynset_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_lookup.c b/net/netfilter/nft_lookup.c
index 55754d9939b5..cb9e937a5ce0 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_lookup.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_lookup.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static void nft_lookup_activate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 {
 	struct nft_lookup *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
 
-	priv->set->use++;
+	nf_tables_activate_set(ctx, priv->set);
 }
 
 static void nft_lookup_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_objref.c b/net/netfilter/nft_objref.c
index bf92a40dd1b2..eff2173db7e4 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_objref.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_objref.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static void nft_objref_map_activate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 {
 	struct nft_objref_map *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
 
-	priv->set->use++;
+	nf_tables_activate_set(ctx, priv->set);
 }
 
 static void nft_objref_map_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,