diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 914fbd9ecef9..dfa1820ed032 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ static void nft_table_disable(struct net *net, struct nft_table *table, u32 cnt)
 		if (cnt && i++ == cnt)
 			break;
 
-		nf_unregister_net_hook(net, &nft_base_chain(chain)->ops);
+		nf_tables_unregister_hook(net, table, chain);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ static int nf_tables_table_enable(struct net *net, struct nft_table *table)
 		if (!nft_is_base_chain(chain))
 			continue;
 
-		err = nf_register_net_hook(net, &nft_base_chain(chain)->ops);
+		err = nf_tables_register_hook(net, table, chain);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto err;
 
@@ -829,11 +829,12 @@ static int nf_tables_updtable(struct nft_ctx *ctx)
 		nft_trans_table_enable(trans) = false;
 	} else if (!(flags & NFT_TABLE_F_DORMANT) &&
 		   ctx->table->flags & NFT_TABLE_F_DORMANT) {
+		ctx->table->flags &= ~NFT_TABLE_F_DORMANT;
 		ret = nf_tables_table_enable(ctx->net, ctx->table);
-		if (ret >= 0) {
-			ctx->table->flags &= ~NFT_TABLE_F_DORMANT;
+		if (ret >= 0)
 			nft_trans_table_enable(trans) = true;
-		}
+		else
+			ctx->table->flags |= NFT_TABLE_F_DORMANT;
 	}
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err;