diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index e02d0ae4f4364..d89d779467197 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -1209,10 +1209,11 @@ static bool nft_table_pending_update(const struct nft_ctx *ctx)
 		return true;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(trans, &nft_net->commit_list, list) {
-		if ((trans->msg_type == NFT_MSG_NEWCHAIN ||
-		     trans->msg_type == NFT_MSG_DELCHAIN) &&
-		    trans->ctx.table == ctx->table &&
-		    nft_trans_chain_update(trans))
+		if (trans->ctx.table == ctx->table &&
+		    ((trans->msg_type == NFT_MSG_NEWCHAIN &&
+		      nft_trans_chain_update(trans)) ||
+		     (trans->msg_type == NFT_MSG_DELCHAIN &&
+		      nft_is_base_chain(trans->ctx.chain))))
 			return true;
 	}