diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
index 3ed21d2d56590135c56995ead77bae276631aa17..2e24ea1d744c25e7dc5c3550d36f33d733c581a2 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
@@ -619,6 +619,7 @@ struct nft_set_binding {
 };
 
 enum nft_trans_phase;
+void nf_tables_activate_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set);
 void nf_tables_deactivate_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 			      struct nft_set_binding *binding,
 			      enum nft_trans_phase phase);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 8b6c61a2196cb2c2cd16c512e44cf99e7a12b65b..59fb8320ab4d7745ca08e5ffe58cf18c8c196487 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -5127,12 +5127,24 @@ static void nf_tables_unbind_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 	}
 }
 
+void nf_tables_activate_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set)
+{
+	if (nft_set_is_anonymous(set))
+		nft_clear(ctx->net, set);
+
+	set->use++;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_tables_activate_set);
+
 void nf_tables_deactivate_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 			      struct nft_set_binding *binding,
 			      enum nft_trans_phase phase)
 {
 	switch (phase) {
 	case NFT_TRANS_PREPARE:
+		if (nft_set_is_anonymous(set))
+			nft_deactivate_next(ctx->net, set);
+
 		set->use--;
 		return;
 	case NFT_TRANS_ABORT:
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c b/net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c
index 274579b1696e0c2ac0f73e2e6284c1f019b54a9f..bd19c7aec92ee7ca47dc0c9024bd33b82027c5a7 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ static void nft_dynset_activate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 {
 	struct nft_dynset *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
 
-	priv->set->use++;
+	nf_tables_activate_set(ctx, priv->set);
 }
 
 static void nft_dynset_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_lookup.c b/net/netfilter/nft_lookup.c
index cecf8ab90e58f7e84dd73168f69c87a50811837c..03ef4fdaa460b65b485c252c1d2709bb4b0f5cf4 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_lookup.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_lookup.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static void nft_lookup_activate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 {
 	struct nft_lookup *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
 
-	priv->set->use++;
+	nf_tables_activate_set(ctx, priv->set);
 }
 
 static void nft_lookup_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_objref.c b/net/netfilter/nft_objref.c
index cb37169608babd8b514f7bce598aa94ea967b528..a48dd5b5d45b13256b0d30d4806ddca49bbcbc6f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_objref.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_objref.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static void nft_objref_map_activate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 {
 	struct nft_objref_map *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
 
-	priv->set->use++;
+	nf_tables_activate_set(ctx, priv->set);
 }
 
 static void nft_objref_map_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,