diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index f1002dcfa1c9..2cb429d34c03 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -4024,7 +4024,8 @@ static int nf_tables_abort(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct nft_trans *trans, *next;
 	struct nft_trans_elem *te;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(trans, next, &net->nft.commit_list, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(trans, next, &net->nft.commit_list,
+					 list) {
 		switch (trans->msg_type) {
 		case NFT_MSG_NEWTABLE:
 			if (nft_trans_table_update(trans)) {