diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
index b658ac8fb817..e6d1d28352c7 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ struct nft_trans_gc {
 	struct net		*net;
 	struct nft_set		*set;
 	u32			seq;
-	u8			count;
+	u16			count;
 	void			*priv[NFT_TRANS_GC_BATCHCOUNT];
 	struct rcu_head		rcu;
 };
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index d6420b54aa5f..090c9388d1d1 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -7955,12 +7955,15 @@ static int nft_trans_gc_space(struct nft_trans_gc *trans)
 struct nft_trans_gc *nft_trans_gc_queue_async(struct nft_trans_gc *gc,
 					      unsigned int gc_seq, gfp_t gfp)
 {
+	struct nft_set *set;
+
 	if (nft_trans_gc_space(gc))
 		return gc;
 
+	set = gc->set;
 	nft_trans_gc_queue_work(gc);
 
-	return nft_trans_gc_alloc(gc->set, gc_seq, gfp);
+	return nft_trans_gc_alloc(set, gc_seq, gfp);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nft_trans_gc_queue_async);
 
@@ -7977,15 +7980,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nft_trans_gc_queue_async_done);
 
 struct nft_trans_gc *nft_trans_gc_queue_sync(struct nft_trans_gc *gc, gfp_t gfp)
 {
+	struct nft_set *set;
+
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!lockdep_commit_lock_is_held(gc->net)))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (nft_trans_gc_space(gc))
 		return gc;
 
+	set = gc->set;
 	call_rcu(&gc->rcu, nft_trans_gc_trans_free);
 
-	return nft_trans_gc_alloc(gc->set, 0, gfp);
+	return nft_trans_gc_alloc(set, 0, gfp);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nft_trans_gc_queue_sync);