diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
index 89ab811c31d4..18d996717e4f 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
@@ -879,6 +879,7 @@ struct nft_expr_type {
 
 enum nft_trans_phase {
 	NFT_TRANS_PREPARE,
+	NFT_TRANS_PREPARE_ERROR,
 	NFT_TRANS_ABORT,
 	NFT_TRANS_COMMIT,
 	NFT_TRANS_RELEASE
@@ -1069,6 +1070,7 @@ struct nft_chain {
 
 int nft_chain_validate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, const struct nft_chain *chain);
 int nf_tables_bind_chain(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_chain *chain);
+void nf_tables_unbind_chain(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_chain *chain);
 
 enum nft_chain_types {
 	NFT_CHAIN_T_DEFAULT = 0,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 5272f54046d7..ea4713f74b4a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ static void nft_trans_destroy(struct nft_trans *trans)
 	kfree(trans);
 }
 
-static void nft_set_trans_bind(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set)
+static void __nft_set_trans_bind(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
+				 bool bind)
 {
 	struct nftables_pernet *nft_net;
 	struct net *net = ctx->net;
@@ -185,17 +186,28 @@ static void nft_set_trans_bind(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set)
 		switch (trans->msg_type) {
 		case NFT_MSG_NEWSET:
 			if (nft_trans_set(trans) == set)
-				nft_trans_set_bound(trans) = true;
+				nft_trans_set_bound(trans) = bind;
 			break;
 		case NFT_MSG_NEWSETELEM:
 			if (nft_trans_elem_set(trans) == set)
-				nft_trans_elem_set_bound(trans) = true;
+				nft_trans_elem_set_bound(trans) = bind;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-static void nft_chain_trans_bind(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_chain *chain)
+static void nft_set_trans_bind(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set)
+{
+	return __nft_set_trans_bind(ctx, set, true);
+}
+
+static void nft_set_trans_unbind(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set)
+{
+	return __nft_set_trans_bind(ctx, set, false);
+}
+
+static void __nft_chain_trans_bind(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
+				   struct nft_chain *chain, bool bind)
 {
 	struct nftables_pernet *nft_net;
 	struct net *net = ctx->net;
@@ -209,16 +221,22 @@ static void nft_chain_trans_bind(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_chain *ch
 		switch (trans->msg_type) {
 		case NFT_MSG_NEWCHAIN:
 			if (nft_trans_chain(trans) == chain)
-				nft_trans_chain_bound(trans) = true;
+				nft_trans_chain_bound(trans) = bind;
 			break;
 		case NFT_MSG_NEWRULE:
 			if (trans->ctx.chain == chain)
-				nft_trans_rule_bound(trans) = true;
+				nft_trans_rule_bound(trans) = bind;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+static void nft_chain_trans_bind(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
+				 struct nft_chain *chain)
+{
+	__nft_chain_trans_bind(ctx, chain, true);
+}
+
 int nf_tables_bind_chain(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_chain *chain)
 {
 	if (!nft_chain_binding(chain))
@@ -237,6 +255,11 @@ int nf_tables_bind_chain(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_chain *chain)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void nf_tables_unbind_chain(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_chain *chain)
+{
+	__nft_chain_trans_bind(ctx, chain, false);
+}
+
 static int nft_netdev_register_hooks(struct net *net,
 				     struct list_head *hook_list)
 {
@@ -3642,7 +3665,7 @@ static int nf_tables_newrule(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nfnl_info *info,
 	if (flow)
 		nft_flow_rule_destroy(flow);
 err_release_rule:
-	nft_rule_expr_deactivate(&ctx, rule, NFT_TRANS_PREPARE);
+	nft_rule_expr_deactivate(&ctx, rule, NFT_TRANS_PREPARE_ERROR);
 	nf_tables_rule_destroy(&ctx, rule);
 err_release_expr:
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
@@ -4865,6 +4888,13 @@ void nf_tables_deactivate_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 			      enum nft_trans_phase phase)
 {
 	switch (phase) {
+	case NFT_TRANS_PREPARE_ERROR:
+		nft_set_trans_unbind(ctx, set);
+		if (nft_set_is_anonymous(set))
+			nft_deactivate_next(ctx->net, set);
+
+		set->use--;
+		break;
 	case NFT_TRANS_PREPARE:
 		if (nft_set_is_anonymous(set))
 			nft_deactivate_next(ctx->net, set);
@@ -7363,6 +7393,7 @@ void nf_tables_deactivate_flowtable(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 				    enum nft_trans_phase phase)
 {
 	switch (phase) {
+	case NFT_TRANS_PREPARE_ERROR:
 	case NFT_TRANS_PREPARE:
 	case NFT_TRANS_ABORT:
 	case NFT_TRANS_RELEASE:
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_immediate.c b/net/netfilter/nft_immediate.c
index 457fc1e21841..900e75e8c346 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_immediate.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_immediate.c
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ static void nft_immediate_deactivate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 				nft_rule_expr_deactivate(&chain_ctx, rule, phase);
 
 			switch (phase) {
+			case NFT_TRANS_PREPARE_ERROR:
+				nf_tables_unbind_chain(ctx, chain);
+				fallthrough;
 			case NFT_TRANS_PREPARE:
 				nft_deactivate_next(ctx->net, chain);
 				break;
