diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 8d4526651661..07bd4138c84e 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -4665,8 +4665,10 @@ static int nf_tables_dump_obj_done(struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
 	struct nft_obj_filter *filter = cb->data;
 
-	kfree(filter->table);
-	kfree(filter);
+	if (filter) {
+		kfree(filter->table);
+		kfree(filter);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }