diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
index e9ae567c037dbf..ffcbdf08380f83 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
@@ -1729,6 +1729,7 @@ struct nftables_pernet {
 	u64			table_handle;
 	unsigned int		base_seq;
 	unsigned int		gc_seq;
+	u8			validate_state;
 };
 
 extern unsigned int nf_tables_net_id;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 3e841e45f2c07e..a76a62ebe9c936 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ static int nf_tables_newtable(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nfnl_info *info,
 	if (table == NULL)
 		goto err_kzalloc;
 
-	table->validate_state = NFT_VALIDATE_SKIP;
+	table->validate_state = nft_net->validate_state;
 	table->name = nla_strdup(attr, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
 	if (table->name == NULL)
 		goto err_strdup;
@@ -9051,9 +9051,8 @@ static int nf_tables_validate(struct net *net)
 				return -EAGAIN;
 
 			nft_validate_state_update(table, NFT_VALIDATE_SKIP);
+			break;
 		}
-
-		break;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -9799,8 +9798,10 @@ static int nf_tables_commit(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 
 	/* 0. Validate ruleset, otherwise roll back for error reporting. */
-	if (nf_tables_validate(net) < 0)
+	if (nf_tables_validate(net) < 0) {
+		nft_net->validate_state = NFT_VALIDATE_DO;
 		return -EAGAIN;
+	}
 
 	err = nft_flow_rule_offload_commit(net);
 	if (err < 0)
@@ -10059,6 +10060,7 @@ static int nf_tables_commit(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	nf_tables_commit_audit_log(&adl, nft_net->base_seq);
 
 	nft_gc_seq_end(nft_net, gc_seq);
+	nft_net->validate_state = NFT_VALIDATE_SKIP;
 	nf_tables_commit_release(net);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -11115,6 +11117,7 @@ static int __net_init nf_tables_init_net(struct net *net)
 	mutex_init(&nft_net->commit_mutex);
 	nft_net->base_seq = 1;
 	nft_net->gc_seq = 0;
+	nft_net->validate_state = NFT_VALIDATE_SKIP;
 
 	return 0;
 }