diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 086d85fffeb1..fd86f2720c9e 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -10212,9 +10212,11 @@ static int nf_tables_commit(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			if (nft_trans_chain_update(trans)) {
 				nf_tables_chain_notify(&trans->ctx, NFT_MSG_DELCHAIN,
 						       &nft_trans_chain_hooks(trans));
-				nft_netdev_unregister_hooks(net,
-							    &nft_trans_chain_hooks(trans),
-							    true);
+				if (!(trans->ctx.table->flags & NFT_TABLE_F_DORMANT)) {
+					nft_netdev_unregister_hooks(net,
+								    &nft_trans_chain_hooks(trans),
+								    true);
+				}
 			} else {
 				nft_chain_del(trans->ctx.chain);
 				nf_tables_chain_notify(&trans->ctx, NFT_MSG_DELCHAIN,
@@ -10490,9 +10492,11 @@ static int __nf_tables_abort(struct net *net, enum nfnl_abort_action action)
 			break;
 		case NFT_MSG_NEWCHAIN:
 			if (nft_trans_chain_update(trans)) {
-				nft_netdev_unregister_hooks(net,
-							    &nft_trans_chain_hooks(trans),
-							    true);
+				if (!(trans->ctx.table->flags & NFT_TABLE_F_DORMANT)) {
+					nft_netdev_unregister_hooks(net,
+								    &nft_trans_chain_hooks(trans),
+								    true);
+				}
 				free_percpu(nft_trans_chain_stats(trans));
 				kfree(nft_trans_chain_name(trans));
 				nft_trans_destroy(trans);