diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 897ac5fbe079..073aa1051d43 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -6195,7 +6195,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy nft_flowtable_hook_policy[NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK_MAX
 static int nft_flowtable_parse_hook(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 				    const struct nlattr *attr,
 				    struct nft_flowtable_hook *flowtable_hook,
-				    struct nf_flowtable *ft)
+				    struct nft_flowtable *flowtable, bool add)
 {
 	struct nlattr *tb[NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK_MAX + 1];
 	struct nft_hook *hook;
@@ -6209,15 +6209,35 @@ static int nft_flowtable_parse_hook(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
-	if (!tb[NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK_NUM] ||
-	    !tb[NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK_PRIORITY])
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (add) {
+		if (!tb[NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK_NUM] ||
+		    !tb[NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK_PRIORITY])
+			return -EINVAL;
 
-	hooknum = ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK_NUM]));
-	if (hooknum != NF_NETDEV_INGRESS)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		hooknum = ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK_NUM]));
+		if (hooknum != NF_NETDEV_INGRESS)
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	priority = ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK_PRIORITY]));
+		priority = ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK_PRIORITY]));
+
+		flowtable_hook->priority	= priority;
+		flowtable_hook->num		= hooknum;
+	} else {
+		if (tb[NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK_NUM]) {
+			hooknum = ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK_NUM]));
+			if (hooknum != flowtable->hooknum)
+				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		}
+
+		if (tb[NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK_PRIORITY]) {
+			priority = ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK_PRIORITY]));
+			if (priority != flowtable->data.priority)
+				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		}
+
+		flowtable_hook->priority	= flowtable->data.priority;
+		flowtable_hook->num		= flowtable->hooknum;
+	}
 
 	if (tb[NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK_DEVS]) {
 		err = nf_tables_parse_netdev_hooks(ctx->net,
@@ -6227,15 +6247,12 @@ static int nft_flowtable_parse_hook(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 			return err;
 	}
 
-	flowtable_hook->priority	= priority;
-	flowtable_hook->num		= hooknum;
-
 	list_for_each_entry(hook, &flowtable_hook->list, list) {
 		hook->ops.pf		= NFPROTO_NETDEV;
-		hook->ops.hooknum	= hooknum;
-		hook->ops.priority	= priority;
-		hook->ops.priv		= ft;
-		hook->ops.hook		= ft->type->hook;
+		hook->ops.hooknum	= flowtable_hook->num;
+		hook->ops.priority	= flowtable_hook->priority;
+		hook->ops.priv		= &flowtable->data;
+		hook->ops.hook		= flowtable->data.type->hook;
 	}
 
 	return err;
@@ -6363,7 +6380,7 @@ static int nft_flowtable_update(struct nft_ctx *ctx, const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	int err;
 
 	err = nft_flowtable_parse_hook(ctx, nla[NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK],
-				       &flowtable_hook, &flowtable->data);
+				       &flowtable_hook, flowtable, false);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
@@ -6492,7 +6509,7 @@ static int nf_tables_newflowtable(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 		goto err3;
 
 	err = nft_flowtable_parse_hook(&ctx, nla[NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK],
-				       &flowtable_hook, &flowtable->data);
+				       &flowtable_hook, flowtable, true);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err4;
 
@@ -6543,7 +6560,7 @@ static int nft_delflowtable_hook(struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	int err;
 
 	err = nft_flowtable_parse_hook(ctx, nla[NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK],
-				       &flowtable_hook, &flowtable->data);
+				       &flowtable_hook, flowtable, false);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;