diff --git a/net/sched/act_ct.c b/net/sched/act_ct.c
index 411e3dd92d07..e26c0d5b2176 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ct.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ct.c
@@ -349,10 +349,10 @@ static int tcf_ct_flow_table_get(struct net *net, struct tcf_ct_params *params)
 	ct_ft->nf_ft.type = &flowtable_ct;
 	ct_ft->nf_ft.flags |= NF_FLOWTABLE_HW_OFFLOAD |
 			      NF_FLOWTABLE_COUNTER;
+	write_pnet(&ct_ft->nf_ft.net, net);
 	err = nf_flow_table_init(&ct_ft->nf_ft);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_init;
-	write_pnet(&ct_ft->nf_ft.net, net);
 
 	__module_get(THIS_MODULE);
 out_unlock: