diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 2023650c2724..ff2d2b514506 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -456,7 +456,8 @@ static struct nft_table *nft_table_lookup(const struct net *net,
 	if (nla == NULL)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(table, &net->nft.tables, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(table, &net->nft.tables, list,
+				lockdep_is_held(&net->nft.commit_mutex)) {
 		if (!nla_strcmp(nla, table->name) &&
 		    table->family == family &&
 		    nft_active_genmask(table, genmask))