diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 2f7d8e0e47de..8a4cd1c16e0e 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ static int nft_flush_table(struct nft_ctx *ctx)
 		if (!nft_is_active_next(ctx->net, chain))
 			continue;
 
-		if (nft_chain_is_bound(chain))
+		if (nft_chain_binding(chain))
 			continue;
 
 		ctx->chain = chain;
@@ -1392,7 +1392,7 @@ static int nft_flush_table(struct nft_ctx *ctx)
 		if (!nft_is_active_next(ctx->net, chain))
 			continue;
 
-		if (nft_chain_is_bound(chain))
+		if (nft_chain_binding(chain))
 			continue;
 
 		ctx->chain = chain;
@@ -2697,6 +2697,9 @@ static int nf_tables_delchain(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nfnl_info *info,
 		return PTR_ERR(chain);
 	}
 
+	if (nft_chain_binding(chain))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	if (info->nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_NONREC &&
 	    chain->use > 0)
 		return -EBUSY;
@@ -3674,6 +3677,11 @@ static int nf_tables_newrule(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nfnl_info *info,
 	}
 
 	if (info->nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_REPLACE) {
+		if (nft_chain_binding(chain)) {
+			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			goto err_destroy_flow_rule;
+		}
+
 		err = nft_delrule(&ctx, old_rule);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto err_destroy_flow_rule;
@@ -3777,7 +3785,7 @@ static int nf_tables_delrule(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nfnl_info *info,
 			NL_SET_BAD_ATTR(extack, nla[NFTA_RULE_CHAIN]);
 			return PTR_ERR(chain);
 		}
-		if (nft_chain_is_bound(chain))
+		if (nft_chain_binding(chain))
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
@@ -3807,7 +3815,7 @@ static int nf_tables_delrule(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nfnl_info *info,
 		list_for_each_entry(chain, &table->chains, list) {
 			if (!nft_is_active_next(net, chain))
 				continue;
-			if (nft_chain_is_bound(chain))
+			if (nft_chain_binding(chain))
 				continue;
 
 			ctx.chain = chain;
@@ -10458,7 +10466,7 @@ static void __nft_release_table(struct net *net, struct nft_table *table)
 	ctx.family = table->family;
 	ctx.table = table;
 	list_for_each_entry(chain, &table->chains, list) {
-		if (nft_chain_is_bound(chain))
+		if (nft_chain_binding(chain))
 			continue;
 
 		ctx.chain = chain;