diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
index 34548213f2f1..0b96d20bacb7 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
@@ -1549,8 +1549,10 @@ static int nfqnl_recv_verdict(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nfnl_info *info,
 
 	if (entry->state.pf == PF_BRIDGE) {
 		err = nfqa_parse_bridge(entry, nfqa);
-		if (err < 0)
+		if (err < 0) {
+			nfqnl_reinject(entry, NF_DROP);
 			return err;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (nfqa[NFQA_PAYLOAD]) {