diff --git a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
index 3d5feede962d..23fd4fbd11e2 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
@@ -824,23 +824,6 @@ static int ovs_ct_lookup(struct net *net, struct sw_flow_key *key,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Lookup connection and confirm if unconfirmed. */
-static int ovs_ct_commit(struct net *net, struct sw_flow_key *key,
-			 const struct ovs_conntrack_info *info,
-			 struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	err = __ovs_ct_lookup(net, key, info, skb);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-	/* This is a no-op if the connection has already been confirmed. */
-	if (nf_conntrack_confirm(skb) != NF_ACCEPT)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static bool labels_nonzero(const struct ovs_key_ct_labels *labels)
 {
 	size_t i;
@@ -873,21 +856,33 @@ int ovs_ct_execute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 
 	if (info->commit)
-		err = ovs_ct_commit(net, key, info, skb);
+		err = __ovs_ct_lookup(net, key, info, skb);
 	else
 		err = ovs_ct_lookup(net, key, info, skb);
 	if (err)
 		goto err;
 
+	/* Apply changes before confirming the connection so that the initial
+	 * conntrack NEW netlink event carries the values given in the CT
+	 * action.
+	 */
 	if (info->mark.mask) {
 		err = ovs_ct_set_mark(skb, key, info->mark.value,
 				      info->mark.mask);
 		if (err)
 			goto err;
 	}
-	if (labels_nonzero(&info->labels.mask))
+	if (labels_nonzero(&info->labels.mask)) {
 		err = ovs_ct_set_labels(skb, key, &info->labels.value,
 					&info->labels.mask);
+		if (err)
+			goto err;
+	}
+	/* This will take care of sending queued events even if the connection
+	 * is already confirmed.
+	 */
+	if (info->commit && nf_conntrack_confirm(skb) != NF_ACCEPT)
+		err = -EINVAL;
 err:
 	skb_push(skb, nh_ofs);
 	if (err)