diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index a5779790e337..b90e45f1ffa0 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ static int nft_trans_flowtable_add(struct nft_ctx *ctx, int msg_type,
 	if (msg_type == NFT_MSG_NEWFLOWTABLE)
 		nft_activate_next(ctx->net, flowtable);
 
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nft_trans_flowtable_hooks(trans));
 	nft_trans_flowtable(trans) = flowtable;
 	list_add_tail(&trans->list, &ctx->net->nft.commit_list);