diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
index f56a1071c005..af4d9f104952 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
@@ -1595,6 +1595,7 @@ struct nftables_pernet {
 	struct list_head	module_list;
 	struct list_head	notify_list;
 	struct mutex		commit_mutex;
+	u64			table_handle;
 	unsigned int		base_seq;
 	u8			validate_state;
 };
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 58f9513bd141..96903c72ebb4 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ static LIST_HEAD(nf_tables_objects);
 static LIST_HEAD(nf_tables_flowtables);
 static LIST_HEAD(nf_tables_destroy_list);
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(nf_tables_destroy_list_lock);
-static u64 table_handle;
 
 enum {
 	NFT_VALIDATE_SKIP	= 0,
@@ -1156,7 +1155,7 @@ static int nf_tables_newtable(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nfnl_info *info,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&table->flowtables);
 	table->family = family;
 	table->flags = flags;
-	table->handle = ++table_handle;
+	table->handle = ++nft_net->table_handle;
 	if (table->flags & NFT_TABLE_F_OWNER)
 		table->nlpid = NETLINK_CB(skb).portid;