diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_offload.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_offload.c
index 5f6037695dee..6f7eab502e65 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_offload.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_offload.c
@@ -446,6 +446,9 @@ static int nft_offload_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
 	struct nft_chain *chain;
 
+	if (event != NETDEV_UNREGISTER)
+		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
 	mutex_lock(&net->nft.commit_mutex);
 	chain = __nft_offload_get_chain(dev);
 	if (chain)