diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 19f438deeab84ff0e2f12cd986c3fb34982b89a7..39369ea2df0c8059488bf6ecbdbaff983739537e 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -1792,7 +1792,7 @@ static int nf_tables_newrule(struct sock *nlsk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	if (nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_REPLACE) {
 		if (nft_rule_is_active_next(net, old_rule)) {
-			trans = nft_trans_rule_add(&ctx, NFT_MSG_NEWRULE,
+			trans = nft_trans_rule_add(&ctx, NFT_MSG_DELRULE,
 						   old_rule);
 			if (trans == NULL) {
 				err = -ENOMEM;