diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 947d52cff582..3942a29413a4 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -4280,15 +4280,7 @@ static int nf_tables_newset(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 	err = nf_tables_set_alloc_name(&ctx, set, name);
 	kfree(name);
 	if (err < 0)
-		goto err_set_alloc_name;
-
-	if (nla[NFTA_SET_EXPR]) {
-		expr = nft_set_elem_expr_alloc(&ctx, set, nla[NFTA_SET_EXPR]);
-		if (IS_ERR(expr)) {
-			err = PTR_ERR(expr);
-			goto err_set_alloc_name;
-		}
-	}
+		goto err_set_name;
 
 	udata = NULL;
 	if (udlen) {
@@ -4299,21 +4291,19 @@ static int nf_tables_newset(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&set->bindings);
 	set->table = table;
 	write_pnet(&set->net, net);
-	set->ops   = ops;
+	set->ops = ops;
 	set->ktype = ktype;
-	set->klen  = desc.klen;
+	set->klen = desc.klen;
 	set->dtype = dtype;
 	set->objtype = objtype;
-	set->dlen  = desc.dlen;
-	set->expr = expr;
+	set->dlen = desc.dlen;
 	set->flags = flags;
-	set->size  = desc.size;
+	set->size = desc.size;
 	set->policy = policy;
-	set->udlen  = udlen;
-	set->udata  = udata;
+	set->udlen = udlen;
+	set->udata = udata;
 	set->timeout = timeout;
 	set->gc_int = gc_int;
-	set->handle = nf_tables_alloc_handle(table);
 
 	set->field_count = desc.field_count;
 	for (i = 0; i < desc.field_count; i++)
@@ -4323,20 +4313,32 @@ static int nf_tables_newset(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err_set_init;
 
+	if (nla[NFTA_SET_EXPR]) {
+		expr = nft_set_elem_expr_alloc(&ctx, set, nla[NFTA_SET_EXPR]);
+		if (IS_ERR(expr)) {
+			err = PTR_ERR(expr);
+			goto err_set_expr_alloc;
+		}
+
+		set->expr = expr;
+	}
+
+	set->handle = nf_tables_alloc_handle(table);
+
 	err = nft_trans_set_add(&ctx, NFT_MSG_NEWSET, set);
 	if (err < 0)
-		goto err_set_trans;
+		goto err_set_expr_alloc;
 
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&set->list, &table->sets);
 	table->use++;
 	return 0;
 
-err_set_trans:
+err_set_expr_alloc:
+	if (set->expr)
+		nft_expr_destroy(&ctx, set->expr);
+
 	ops->destroy(set);
 err_set_init:
-	if (expr)
-		nft_expr_destroy(&ctx, expr);
-err_set_alloc_name:
 	kfree(set->name);
 err_set_name:
 	kvfree(set);