diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index c86748b3873b..d71a33ae39b3 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -8260,6 +8260,12 @@ void nf_tables_trans_destroy_flush_work(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_tables_trans_destroy_flush_work);
 
+static bool nft_expr_reduce(struct nft_regs_track *track,
+			    const struct nft_expr *expr)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int nf_tables_commit_chain_prepare(struct net *net, struct nft_chain *chain)
 {
 	const struct nft_expr *expr, *last;
@@ -8307,8 +8313,7 @@ static int nf_tables_commit_chain_prepare(struct net *net, struct nft_chain *cha
 		nft_rule_for_each_expr(expr, last, rule) {
 			track.cur = expr;
 
-			if (expr->ops->reduce &&
-			    expr->ops->reduce(&track, expr)) {
+			if (nft_expr_reduce(&track, expr)) {
 				expr = track.cur;
 				continue;
 			}