diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 6872b8cb43a8..3c0bdf5573a7 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -4517,6 +4517,7 @@ void nf_tables_unbind_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 
 	if (list_empty(&set->bindings) && nft_set_is_anonymous(set)) {
 		list_del_rcu(&set->list);
+		set->dead = 1;
 		if (event)
 			nf_tables_set_notify(ctx, set, NFT_MSG_DELSET,
 					     GFP_KERNEL);