diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 70d0bad029fd..b77b764955a0 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -1498,6 +1498,7 @@ static int nf_tables_newtable(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nfnl_info *info,
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err_trans;
 
+	nft_use_inc_restore(&table->use);
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&table->list, &nft_net->tables);
 	return 0;
 err_trans: