diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 545da270e802..b51c192105fc 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -2267,27 +2267,31 @@ struct nft_expr *nft_expr_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 
 	err = nf_tables_expr_parse(ctx, nla, &info);
 	if (err < 0)
-		goto err1;
+		goto err_expr_parse;
+
+	err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	if (!(info.ops->type->flags & NFT_EXPR_STATEFUL))
+		goto err_expr_stateful;
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	expr = kzalloc(info.ops->size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (expr == NULL)
-		goto err2;
+		goto err_expr_stateful;
 
 	err = nf_tables_newexpr(ctx, &info, expr);
 	if (err < 0)
-		goto err3;
+		goto err_expr_new;
 
 	return expr;
-err3:
+err_expr_new:
 	kfree(expr);
-err2:
+err_expr_stateful:
 	owner = info.ops->type->owner;
 	if (info.ops->type->release_ops)
 		info.ops->type->release_ops(info.ops);
 
 	module_put(owner);
-err1:
+err_expr_parse:
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c b/net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c
index 6fdea0e57db8..6bcc18124e5b 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c
@@ -204,9 +204,6 @@ static int nft_dynset_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 			return PTR_ERR(priv->expr);
 
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		if (!(priv->expr->ops->type->flags & NFT_EXPR_STATEFUL))
-			goto err1;
-
 		if (priv->expr->ops->type->flags & NFT_EXPR_GC) {
 			if (set->flags & NFT_SET_TIMEOUT)
 				goto err1;