diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 6a26a9cfdb58b903703aa8ae52d7f64625650d00..44b6d7de810004115d67c43d6248f530ce7a55b4 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -8658,6 +8658,8 @@ static int nft_verdict_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_data *data,
 			return PTR_ERR(chain);
 		if (nft_is_base_chain(chain))
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		if (nft_chain_is_bound(chain))
+			return -EINVAL;
 
 		chain->use++;
 		data->verdict.chain = chain;