diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 58d9cbc9ccdc..2197118aa7b0 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -10030,6 +10030,8 @@ static int nft_rcv_nl_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
 	nft_net = nft_pernet(net);
 	deleted = 0;
 	mutex_lock(&nft_net->commit_mutex);
+	if (!list_empty(&nf_tables_destroy_list))
+		rcu_barrier();
 again:
 	list_for_each_entry(table, &nft_net->tables, list) {
 		if (nft_table_has_owner(table) &&