diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index fe551ca01a98..e1cf0f89748d 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -1034,8 +1034,10 @@ static int nf_tables_newchain(struct sock *nlsk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		nft_ctx_init(&ctx, skb, nlh, afi, table, chain, nla);
 		trans = nft_trans_alloc(&ctx, NFT_MSG_NEWCHAIN,
 					sizeof(struct nft_trans_chain));
-		if (trans == NULL)
+		if (trans == NULL) {
+			free_percpu(stats);
 			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
 
 		nft_trans_chain_stats(trans) = stats;
 		nft_trans_chain_update(trans) = true;
@@ -1091,8 +1093,10 @@ static int nf_tables_newchain(struct sock *nlsk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		hookfn = type->hooks[hooknum];
 
 		basechain = kzalloc(sizeof(*basechain), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (basechain == NULL)
+		if (basechain == NULL) {
+			module_put(type->owner);
 			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
 
 		if (nla[NFTA_CHAIN_COUNTERS]) {
 			stats = nft_stats_alloc(nla[NFTA_CHAIN_COUNTERS]);