diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_offload.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_offload.c
index 6f7eab502e65..e743f811245f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_offload.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_offload.c
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ struct nft_flow_rule *nft_flow_rule_create(struct net *net,
 		expr = nft_expr_next(expr);
 	}
 
+	if (num_actions == 0)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+
 	flow = nft_flow_rule_alloc(num_actions);
 	if (!flow)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);