diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index d24e9b7834e4c8ed17912edbfeb3d8c3c2dd3ffb..6e0e9cc771b224b0fe67d62d7a6bc980010ea2a8 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -4724,6 +4724,7 @@ static void nf_tables_unbind_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 
 	if (list_empty(&set->bindings) && nft_set_is_anonymous(set)) {
 		list_del_rcu(&set->list);
+		set->dead = 1;
 		if (event)
 			nf_tables_set_notify(ctx, set, NFT_MSG_DELSET,
 					     GFP_KERNEL);