diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index a3b86ba2a0f3a871c46bddf3c4c44ae4069f2b7d..cbe22f52d6c40f9095f4f30aa1e221aafb88b922 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -1150,6 +1150,7 @@ static int nf_tables_updtable(struct nft_ctx *ctx)
 	return 0;
 
 err_register_hooks:
+	ctx->table->flags |= NFT_TABLE_F_DORMANT;
 	nft_trans_destroy(trans);
 	return ret;
 }