diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_offload.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_offload.c
index ad783f4840ef..e25dab8128db 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_offload.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_offload.c
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@ int nft_flow_rule_offload_commit(struct net *net)
 
 		switch (trans->msg_type) {
 		case NFT_MSG_NEWCHAIN:
-			if (!(trans->ctx.chain->flags & NFT_CHAIN_HW_OFFLOAD))
+			if (!(trans->ctx.chain->flags & NFT_CHAIN_HW_OFFLOAD) ||
+			    nft_trans_chain_update(trans))
 				continue;
 
 			policy = nft_trans_chain_policy(trans);