diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c b/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c
index 7ce8fd7ace78..d9e44ca34055 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ static int nft_ct_set_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 			   const struct nlattr * const tb[])
 {
 	struct nft_ct *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
+	bool label_got = false;
 	unsigned int len;
 	int err;
 
@@ -384,6 +385,7 @@ static int nft_ct_set_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 		err = nf_connlabels_get(ctx->net, (len * BITS_PER_BYTE) - 1);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
+		label_got = true;
 		break;
 #endif
 	default:
@@ -393,17 +395,28 @@ static int nft_ct_set_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	priv->sreg = nft_parse_register(tb[NFTA_CT_SREG]);
 	err = nft_validate_register_load(priv->sreg, len);
 	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
+		goto err1;
 
 	err = nft_ct_l3proto_try_module_get(ctx->afi->family);
 	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
+		goto err1;
 
 	return 0;
+
+err1:
+	if (label_got)
+		nf_connlabels_put(ctx->net);
+	return err;
 }
 
-static void nft_ct_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
-			   const struct nft_expr *expr)
+static void nft_ct_get_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
+			       const struct nft_expr *expr)
+{
+	nft_ct_l3proto_module_put(ctx->afi->family);
+}
+
+static void nft_ct_set_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
+			       const struct nft_expr *expr)
 {
 	struct nft_ct *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
 
@@ -475,7 +488,7 @@ static const struct nft_expr_ops nft_ct_get_ops = {
 	.size		= NFT_EXPR_SIZE(sizeof(struct nft_ct)),
 	.eval		= nft_ct_get_eval,
 	.init		= nft_ct_get_init,
-	.destroy	= nft_ct_destroy,
+	.destroy	= nft_ct_get_destroy,
 	.dump		= nft_ct_get_dump,
 };
 
@@ -484,7 +497,7 @@ static const struct nft_expr_ops nft_ct_set_ops = {
 	.size		= NFT_EXPR_SIZE(sizeof(struct nft_ct)),
 	.eval		= nft_ct_set_eval,
 	.init		= nft_ct_set_init,
-	.destroy	= nft_ct_destroy,
+	.destroy	= nft_ct_set_destroy,
 	.dump		= nft_ct_set_dump,
 };