diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index b8264d3ab959..e2e5ff6acd2b 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -6571,7 +6571,9 @@ err_set_full:
 err_element_clash:
 	kfree(trans);
 err_elem_free:
-	nft_set_elem_destroy(set, elem.priv, true);
+	nf_tables_set_elem_destroy(ctx, set, elem.priv);
+	if (obj)
+		obj->use--;
 err_parse_data:
 	if (nla[NFTA_SET_ELEM_DATA] != NULL)
 		nft_data_release(&elem.data.val, desc.type);