diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
index 8ba7f81e81a6..de2b0130c151 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
@@ -901,6 +901,7 @@ struct nft_expr_type {
 
 enum nft_trans_phase {
 	NFT_TRANS_PREPARE,
+	NFT_TRANS_PREPARE_ERROR,
 	NFT_TRANS_ABORT,
 	NFT_TRANS_COMMIT,
 	NFT_TRANS_RELEASE
@@ -1108,6 +1109,7 @@ int nft_setelem_validate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 			 struct nft_set_elem *elem);
 int nft_set_catchall_validate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set);
 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 5e4965b98528..f8afefc8294f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ 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;
@@ -183,17 +184,28 @@ 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;
@@ -207,16 +219,22 @@ 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))
@@ -235,6 +253,11 @@ 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)
 {
@@ -3884,7 +3907,7 @@ 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++) {
@@ -5183,6 +5206,13 @@ 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);
@@ -7701,6 +7731,7 @@ 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 0492a04064f1..3d76ebfe8939 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;