diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 5e534c9fe947..938cfa9a3adb 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -2628,7 +2628,7 @@ err:
 
 static struct nft_chain *nft_chain_lookup_byid(const struct net *net,
 					       const struct nft_table *table,
-					       const struct nlattr *nla)
+					       const struct nlattr *nla, u8 genmask)
 {
 	struct nftables_pernet *nft_net = nft_pernet(net);
 	u32 id = ntohl(nla_get_be32(nla));
@@ -2639,7 +2639,8 @@ static struct nft_chain *nft_chain_lookup_byid(const struct net *net,
 
 		if (trans->msg_type == NFT_MSG_NEWCHAIN &&
 		    chain->table == table &&
-		    id == nft_trans_chain_id(trans))
+		    id == nft_trans_chain_id(trans) &&
+		    nft_active_genmask(chain, genmask))
 			return chain;
 	}
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
@@ -3629,7 +3630,8 @@ static int nf_tables_newrule(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nfnl_info *info,
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	} else if (nla[NFTA_RULE_CHAIN_ID]) {
-		chain = nft_chain_lookup_byid(net, table, nla[NFTA_RULE_CHAIN_ID]);
+		chain = nft_chain_lookup_byid(net, table, nla[NFTA_RULE_CHAIN_ID],
+					      genmask);
 		if (IS_ERR(chain)) {
 			NL_SET_BAD_ATTR(extack, nla[NFTA_RULE_CHAIN_ID]);
 			return PTR_ERR(chain);
@@ -10137,7 +10139,8 @@ static int nft_verdict_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_data *data,
 						 genmask);
 		} else if (tb[NFTA_VERDICT_CHAIN_ID]) {
 			chain = nft_chain_lookup_byid(ctx->net, ctx->table,
-						      tb[NFTA_VERDICT_CHAIN_ID]);
+						      tb[NFTA_VERDICT_CHAIN_ID],
+						      genmask);
 			if (IS_ERR(chain))
 				return PTR_ERR(chain);
 		} else {