diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 1aff934c682b1c..8506b728664be4 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -2439,6 +2439,9 @@ static int nf_tables_addchain(struct nft_ctx *ctx, u8 family, u8 genmask,
 		struct nft_stats __percpu *stats = NULL;
 		struct nft_chain_hook hook = {};
 
+		if (table->flags & __NFT_TABLE_F_UPDATE)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		if (flags & NFT_CHAIN_BINDING)
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;