diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h b/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h
index cf09ab37b45b..851425c3178f 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ struct nfnetlink_subsystem {
 	const struct nfnl_callback *cb;	/* callback for individual types */
 	struct module *owner;
 	int (*commit)(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb);
-	int (*abort)(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb);
+	int (*abort)(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, bool autoload);
 	void (*cleanup)(struct net *net);
 	bool (*valid_genid)(struct net *net, u32 genid);
 };
diff --git a/include/net/netns/nftables.h b/include/net/netns/nftables.h
index 286fd960896f..a1a8d45adb42 100644
--- a/include/net/netns/nftables.h
+++ b/include/net/netns/nftables.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 struct netns_nftables {
 	struct list_head	tables;
 	struct list_head	commit_list;
+	struct list_head	module_list;
 	struct mutex		commit_mutex;
 	unsigned int		base_seq;
 	u8			gencursor;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 4aa01c1253b1..7e63b481cc86 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -578,35 +578,45 @@ __nf_tables_chain_type_lookup(const struct nlattr *nla, u8 family)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-/*
- * Loading a module requires dropping mutex that guards the transaction.
- * A different client might race to start a new transaction meanwhile. Zap the
- * list of pending transaction and then restore it once the mutex is grabbed
- * again. Users of this function return EAGAIN which implicitly triggers the
- * transaction abort path to clean up the list of pending transactions.
- */
+struct nft_module_request {
+	struct list_head	list;
+	char			module[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
+	bool			done;
+};
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
-static void nft_request_module(struct net *net, const char *fmt, ...)
+static int nft_request_module(struct net *net, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	char module_name[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
-	LIST_HEAD(commit_list);
+	struct nft_module_request *req;
 	va_list args;
 	int ret;
 
-	list_splice_init(&net->nft.commit_list, &commit_list);
-
 	va_start(args, fmt);
 	ret = vsnprintf(module_name, MODULE_NAME_LEN, fmt, args);
 	va_end(args);
 	if (ret >= MODULE_NAME_LEN)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
-	mutex_unlock(&net->nft.commit_mutex);
-	request_module("%s", module_name);
-	mutex_lock(&net->nft.commit_mutex);
+	list_for_each_entry(req, &net->nft.module_list, list) {
+		if (!strcmp(req->module, module_name)) {
+			if (req->done)
+				return 0;
 
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&net->nft.commit_list));
-	list_splice(&commit_list, &net->nft.commit_list);
+			/* A request to load this module already exists. */
+			return -EAGAIN;
+		}
+	}
+
+	req = kmalloc(sizeof(*req), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!req)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	req->done = false;
+	strlcpy(req->module, module_name, MODULE_NAME_LEN);
+	list_add_tail(&req->list, &net->nft.module_list);
+
+	return -EAGAIN;
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -630,10 +640,9 @@ nf_tables_chain_type_lookup(struct net *net, const struct nlattr *nla,
 	lockdep_nfnl_nft_mutex_not_held();
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 	if (autoload) {
-		nft_request_module(net, "nft-chain-%u-%.*s", family,
-				   nla_len(nla), (const char *)nla_data(nla));
-		type = __nf_tables_chain_type_lookup(nla, family);
-		if (type != NULL)
+		if (nft_request_module(net, "nft-chain-%u-%.*s", family,
+				       nla_len(nla),
+				       (const char *)nla_data(nla)) == -EAGAIN)
 			return ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
 	}
 #endif
@@ -2341,9 +2350,8 @@ static const struct nft_expr_type *__nft_expr_type_get(u8 family,
 static int nft_expr_type_request_module(struct net *net, u8 family,
 					struct nlattr *nla)
 {
-	nft_request_module(net, "nft-expr-%u-%.*s", family,
-			   nla_len(nla), (char *)nla_data(nla));
-	if (__nft_expr_type_get(family, nla))
+	if (nft_request_module(net, "nft-expr-%u-%.*s", family,
+			       nla_len(nla), (char *)nla_data(nla)) == -EAGAIN)
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -2369,9 +2377,9 @@ static const struct nft_expr_type *nft_expr_type_get(struct net *net,
 		if (nft_expr_type_request_module(net, family, nla) == -EAGAIN)
 			return ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
 
-		nft_request_module(net, "nft-expr-%.*s",
-				   nla_len(nla), (char *)nla_data(nla));
-		if (__nft_expr_type_get(family, nla))
+		if (nft_request_module(net, "nft-expr-%.*s",
+				       nla_len(nla),
+				       (char *)nla_data(nla)) == -EAGAIN)
 			return ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
 	}
 #endif
@@ -2462,9 +2470,10 @@ static int nf_tables_expr_parse(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 			err = PTR_ERR(ops);
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 			if (err == -EAGAIN)
-				nft_expr_type_request_module(ctx->net,
-							     ctx->family,
-							     tb[NFTA_EXPR_NAME]);
+				if (nft_expr_type_request_module(ctx->net,
+								 ctx->family,
+								 tb[NFTA_EXPR_NAME]) != -EAGAIN)
+					err = -ENOENT;
 #endif
 			goto err1;
 		}
@@ -3301,8 +3310,7 @@ nft_select_set_ops(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	lockdep_nfnl_nft_mutex_not_held();
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 	if (list_empty(&nf_tables_set_types)) {
-		nft_request_module(ctx->net, "nft-set");
-		if (!list_empty(&nf_tables_set_types))
+		if (nft_request_module(ctx->net, "nft-set") == -EAGAIN)
 			return ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
 	}
 #endif
@@ -5428,8 +5436,7 @@ nft_obj_type_get(struct net *net, u32 objtype)
 	lockdep_nfnl_nft_mutex_not_held();
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 	if (type == NULL) {
-		nft_request_module(net, "nft-obj-%u", objtype);
-		if (__nft_obj_type_get(objtype))
+		if (nft_request_module(net, "nft-obj-%u", objtype) == -EAGAIN)
 			return ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
 	}
 #endif
@@ -6002,8 +6009,7 @@ nft_flowtable_type_get(struct net *net, u8 family)
 	lockdep_nfnl_nft_mutex_not_held();
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 	if (type == NULL) {
-		nft_request_module(net, "nf-flowtable-%u", family);
-		if (__nft_flowtable_type_get(family))
+		if (nft_request_module(net, "nf-flowtable-%u", family) == -EAGAIN)
 			return ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
 	}
 #endif
@@ -7005,6 +7011,18 @@ static void nft_chain_del(struct nft_chain *chain)
 	list_del_rcu(&chain->list);
 }
 
+static void nf_tables_module_autoload_cleanup(struct net *net)
+{
+	struct nft_module_request *req, *next;
+
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&net->nft.commit_list));
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(req, next, &net->nft.module_list, list) {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(!req->done);
+		list_del(&req->list);
+		kfree(req);
+	}
+}
+
 static void nf_tables_commit_release(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct nft_trans *trans;
@@ -7017,6 +7035,7 @@ static void nf_tables_commit_release(struct net *net)
 	 * to prevent expensive synchronize_rcu() in commit phase.
 	 */
 	if (list_empty(&net->nft.commit_list)) {
+		nf_tables_module_autoload_cleanup(net);
 		mutex_unlock(&net->nft.commit_mutex);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -7031,6 +7050,7 @@ static void nf_tables_commit_release(struct net *net)
 	list_splice_tail_init(&net->nft.commit_list, &nf_tables_destroy_list);
 	spin_unlock(&nf_tables_destroy_list_lock);
 
+	nf_tables_module_autoload_cleanup(net);
 	mutex_unlock(&net->nft.commit_mutex);
 
 	schedule_work(&trans_destroy_work);
@@ -7222,6 +7242,26 @@ static int nf_tables_commit(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void nf_tables_module_autoload(struct net *net)
+{
+	struct nft_module_request *req, *next;
+	LIST_HEAD(module_list);
+
+	list_splice_init(&net->nft.module_list, &module_list);
+	mutex_unlock(&net->nft.commit_mutex);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(req, next, &module_list, list) {
+		if (req->done) {
+			list_del(&req->list);
+			kfree(req);
+		} else {
+			request_module("%s", req->module);
+			req->done = true;
+		}
+	}
+	mutex_lock(&net->nft.commit_mutex);
+	list_splice(&module_list, &net->nft.module_list);
+}
+
 static void nf_tables_abort_release(struct nft_trans *trans)
 {
 	switch (trans->msg_type) {
@@ -7251,7 +7291,7 @@ static void nf_tables_abort_release(struct nft_trans *trans)
 	kfree(trans);
 }
 
-static int __nf_tables_abort(struct net *net)
+static int __nf_tables_abort(struct net *net, bool autoload)
 {
 	struct nft_trans *trans, *next;
 	struct nft_trans_elem *te;
@@ -7373,6 +7413,11 @@ static int __nf_tables_abort(struct net *net)
 		nf_tables_abort_release(trans);
 	}
 
+	if (autoload)
+		nf_tables_module_autoload(net);
+	else
+		nf_tables_module_autoload_cleanup(net);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -7381,9 +7426,9 @@ static void nf_tables_cleanup(struct net *net)
 	nft_validate_state_update(net, NFT_VALIDATE_SKIP);
 }
 
-static int nf_tables_abort(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb)
+static int nf_tables_abort(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, bool autoload)
 {
-	int ret = __nf_tables_abort(net);
+	int ret = __nf_tables_abort(net, autoload);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&net->nft.commit_mutex);
 
@@ -7978,6 +8023,7 @@ static int __net_init nf_tables_init_net(struct net *net)
 {
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&net->nft.tables);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&net->nft.commit_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&net->nft.module_list);
 	mutex_init(&net->nft.commit_mutex);
 	net->nft.base_seq = 1;
 	net->nft.validate_state = NFT_VALIDATE_SKIP;
@@ -7989,7 +8035,7 @@ static void __net_exit nf_tables_exit_net(struct net *net)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&net->nft.commit_mutex);
 	if (!list_empty(&net->nft.commit_list))
-		__nf_tables_abort(net);
+		__nf_tables_abort(net, false);
 	__nft_release_tables(net);
 	mutex_unlock(&net->nft.commit_mutex);
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&net->nft.tables));
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
index 4abbb452cf6c..99127e2d95a8 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ ack:
 	}
 done:
 	if (status & NFNL_BATCH_REPLAY) {
-		ss->abort(net, oskb);
+		ss->abort(net, oskb, true);
 		nfnl_err_reset(&err_list);
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		module_put(ss->owner);
@@ -487,11 +487,11 @@ done:
 			status |= NFNL_BATCH_REPLAY;
 			goto done;
 		} else if (err) {
-			ss->abort(net, oskb);
+			ss->abort(net, oskb, false);
 			netlink_ack(oskb, nlmsg_hdr(oskb), err, NULL);
 		}
 	} else {
-		ss->abort(net, oskb);
+		ss->abort(net, oskb, false);
 	}
 	if (ss->cleanup)
 		ss->cleanup(net);