diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 80636cc59686..1dca5683f59f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -5925,10 +5925,7 @@ static int nf_tables_flowtable_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 	if (event != NETDEV_UNREGISTER)
 		return 0;
 
-	net = maybe_get_net(dev_net(dev));
-	if (!net)
-		return 0;
-
+	net = dev_net(dev);
 	mutex_lock(&net->nft.commit_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(table, &net->nft.tables, list) {
 		list_for_each_entry(flowtable, &table->flowtables, list) {
@@ -5936,7 +5933,7 @@ static int nf_tables_flowtable_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 		}
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&net->nft.commit_mutex);
-	put_net(net);
+
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_chain_filter.c b/net/netfilter/nft_chain_filter.c
index 9d07b277b9ee..3fd540b2c6ba 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_chain_filter.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_chain_filter.c
@@ -293,6 +293,13 @@ static void nft_netdev_event(unsigned long event, struct net_device *dev,
 		if (strcmp(basechain->dev_name, dev->name) != 0)
 			return;
 
+		/* UNREGISTER events are also happpening on netns exit.
+		 *
+		 * Altough nf_tables core releases all tables/chains, only
+		 * this event handler provides guarantee that
+		 * basechain.ops->dev is still accessible, so we cannot
+		 * skip exiting net namespaces.
+		 */
 		__nft_release_basechain(ctx);
 		break;
 	case NETDEV_CHANGENAME:
@@ -318,10 +325,6 @@ static int nf_tables_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 	    event != NETDEV_CHANGENAME)
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
-	ctx.net = maybe_get_net(ctx.net);
-	if (!ctx.net)
-		return NOTIFY_DONE;
-
 	mutex_lock(&ctx.net->nft.commit_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(table, &ctx.net->nft.tables, list) {
 		if (table->family != NFPROTO_NETDEV)
@@ -338,7 +341,6 @@ static int nf_tables_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 		}
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&ctx.net->nft.commit_mutex);
-	put_net(ctx.net);
 
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }