diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 78bf82f89ecd..1f67931b86d8 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -8844,7 +8844,12 @@ static int nf_tables_abort(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			   enum nfnl_abort_action action)
 {
 	struct nftables_pernet *nft_net = net_generic(net, nf_tables_net_id);
-	int ret = __nf_tables_abort(net, action);
+	unsigned int gc_seq;
+	int ret;
+
+	gc_seq = nft_gc_seq_begin(nft_net);
+	ret = __nf_tables_abort(net, action);
+	nft_gc_seq_end(nft_net, gc_seq);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&nft_net->commit_mutex);