diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 74394c865105a57cba8200899385eabe7e3fcd39..b2d5e1dda99a7786b1bcd6650704ff493ef77016 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ static int nft_flush_table(struct nft_ctx *ctx)
 		if (!nft_is_active_next(ctx->net, chain))
 			continue;
 
-		if (nft_chain_is_bound(chain))
+		if (nft_chain_binding(chain))
 			continue;
 
 		ctx->chain = chain;
@@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ static int nft_flush_table(struct nft_ctx *ctx)
 		if (!nft_is_active_next(ctx->net, chain))
 			continue;
 
-		if (nft_chain_is_bound(chain))
+		if (nft_chain_binding(chain))
 			continue;
 
 		ctx->chain = chain;
@@ -2579,6 +2579,9 @@ static int nf_tables_delchain(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 		return PTR_ERR(chain);
 	}
 
+	if (nft_chain_binding(chain))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	if (nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_NONREC &&
 	    chain->use > 0)
 		return -EBUSY;
@@ -3474,6 +3477,11 @@ static int nf_tables_newrule(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 	}
 
 	if (nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_REPLACE) {
+		if (nft_chain_binding(chain)) {
+			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			goto err2;
+		}
+
 		trans = nft_trans_rule_add(&ctx, NFT_MSG_NEWRULE, rule);
 		if (trans == NULL) {
 			err = -ENOMEM;
@@ -3580,7 +3588,7 @@ static int nf_tables_delrule(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 			NL_SET_BAD_ATTR(extack, nla[NFTA_RULE_CHAIN]);
 			return PTR_ERR(chain);
 		}
-		if (nft_chain_is_bound(chain))
+		if (nft_chain_binding(chain))
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
@@ -3610,7 +3618,7 @@ static int nf_tables_delrule(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 		list_for_each_entry(chain, &table->chains, list) {
 			if (!nft_is_active_next(net, chain))
 				continue;
-			if (nft_chain_is_bound(chain))
+			if (nft_chain_binding(chain))
 				continue;
 
 			ctx.chain = chain;
@@ -9194,6 +9202,9 @@ static void __nft_release_table(struct net *net, struct nft_table *table)
 	ctx.family = table->family;
 	ctx.table = table;
 	list_for_each_entry(chain, &table->chains, list) {
+		if (nft_chain_binding(chain))
+			continue;
+
 		ctx.chain = chain;
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(rule, nr, &chain->rules, list) {
 			list_del(&rule->list);