diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c
index f55fb28264fa..be08a96b4f45 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ nft_do_chain(struct nft_pktinfo *pkt, const struct nf_hook_ops *ops)
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(pkt->skb->nf_trace))
-		nft_trace_packet(pkt, basechain, ++rulenum, NFT_TRACE_POLICY);
+		nft_trace_packet(pkt, basechain, -1, NFT_TRACE_POLICY);
 
 	rcu_read_lock_bh();
 	stats = rcu_dereference(nft_base_chain(basechain)->stats);