diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 62363c77b816666f916aa4dc7a1a61bc90c65555..4c51b6c0ed612fa98de8727eaf581bb8e6a47f83 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@ static int nft_delrule_by_chain(struct nft_ctx *ctx)
 	int err;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(rule, &ctx->chain->rules, list) {
+		if (!nft_is_active_next(ctx->net, rule))
+			continue;
+
 		err = nft_delrule(ctx, rule);
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;