diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 289d079008ee..ec0f8b5bde0a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -5737,6 +5737,8 @@ static int nf_tables_fill_flowtable_info(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net *net,
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
 	nest = nla_nest_start(skb, NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK);
+	if (!nest)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (nla_put_be32(skb, NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK_NUM, htonl(flowtable->hooknum)) ||
 	    nla_put_be32(skb, NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK_PRIORITY, htonl(flowtable->priority)))
 		goto nla_put_failure;