diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 0bf347a0a1dd..df83224bef06 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -3513,7 +3513,7 @@ void nf_tables_rule_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_rule *rule)
 /* can only be used if rule is no longer visible to dumps */
 static void nf_tables_rule_release(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_rule *rule)
 {
-	lockdep_commit_lock_is_held(ctx->net);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!lockdep_commit_lock_is_held(ctx->net));
 
 	nft_rule_expr_deactivate(ctx, rule, NFT_TRANS_RELEASE);
 	nf_tables_rule_destroy(ctx, rule);
@@ -5250,7 +5250,7 @@ void nf_tables_deactivate_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 			      struct nft_set_binding *binding,
 			      enum nft_trans_phase phase)
 {
-	lockdep_commit_lock_is_held(ctx->net);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!lockdep_commit_lock_is_held(ctx->net));
 
 	switch (phase) {
 	case NFT_TRANS_PREPARE_ERROR: