diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 33d03340d9fc..91b012e476be 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -7893,6 +7893,7 @@ static int nft_flowtable_update(struct nft_ctx *ctx, const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 {
 	const struct nlattr * const *nla = ctx->nla;
 	struct nft_flowtable_hook flowtable_hook;
+	struct nftables_pernet *nft_net;
 	struct nft_hook *hook, *next;
 	struct nft_trans *trans;
 	bool unregister = false;
@@ -7908,6 +7909,20 @@ static int nft_flowtable_update(struct nft_ctx *ctx, const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 		if (nft_hook_list_find(&flowtable->hook_list, hook)) {
 			list_del(&hook->list);
 			kfree(hook);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		nft_net = nft_pernet(ctx->net);
+		list_for_each_entry(trans, &nft_net->commit_list, list) {
+			if (trans->msg_type != NFT_MSG_NEWFLOWTABLE ||
+			    trans->ctx.table != ctx->table ||
+			    !nft_trans_flowtable_update(trans))
+				continue;
+
+			if (nft_hook_list_find(&nft_trans_flowtable_hooks(trans), hook)) {
+				err = -EEXIST;
+				goto err_flowtable_update_hook;
+			}
 		}
 	}