diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_nat.c b/net/netfilter/nft_nat.c
index 3e82a7d0df2a4491eca25f8a2bcec1e6e3c90701..2c3d7ff6f58a73dd897efebd0cbf60362384a131 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_nat.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_nat.c
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ static int nft_nat_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, const struct nft_expr *expr,
 		alen = FIELD_SIZEOF(struct nf_nat_range, min_addr.ip6);
 		break;
 	default:
-		return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
+		if (tb[NFTA_NAT_REG_ADDR_MIN])
+			return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
+		break;
 	}
 	priv->family = family;