diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index ad9d11fb29fd208cd44d67e786b7977afc9e51e7..34ded09317e715cc94b80ce8d918006bbe1f714b 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -4472,9 +4472,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nft_data_init);
  */
 void nft_data_uninit(const struct nft_data *data, enum nft_data_types type)
 {
-	switch (type) {
-	case NFT_DATA_VALUE:
+	if (type < NFT_DATA_VERDICT)
 		return;
+	switch (type) {
 	case NFT_DATA_VERDICT:
 		return nft_verdict_uninit(data);
 	default: