diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
index 66c6fa5ede79..745af181ccea 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
@@ -756,6 +756,7 @@ struct nft_expr_type {
 
 enum nft_trans_phase {
 	NFT_TRANS_PREPARE,
+	NFT_TRANS_PREPARE_ERROR,
 	NFT_TRANS_ABORT,
 	NFT_TRANS_COMMIT,
 	NFT_TRANS_RELEASE
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 49450af83353..1551363d6c8f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ 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;
@@ -151,16 +152,26 @@ 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_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_trans_commit_list_add_tail(struct net *net, struct nft_trans *trans)
 {
 	struct nftables_pernet *nft_net;
@@ -2939,7 +2950,7 @@ static int nf_tables_newrule(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 
 	return 0;
 err2:
-	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);
 err1:
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
@@ -3959,6 +3970,13 @@ 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);
@@ -5724,6 +5742,7 @@ 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: