diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 3081c4399f10..9cd1d7a62804 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -6551,12 +6551,15 @@ static int nf_tables_updobj(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 {
 	struct nft_object *newobj;
 	struct nft_trans *trans;
-	int err;
+	int err = -ENOMEM;
+
+	if (!try_module_get(type->owner))
+		return -ENOENT;
 
 	trans = nft_trans_alloc(ctx, NFT_MSG_NEWOBJ,
 				sizeof(struct nft_trans_obj));
 	if (!trans)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_trans;
 
 	newobj = nft_obj_init(ctx, type, attr);
 	if (IS_ERR(newobj)) {
@@ -6573,6 +6576,8 @@ static int nf_tables_updobj(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 
 err_free_trans:
 	kfree(trans);
+err_trans:
+	module_put(type->owner);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -8185,7 +8190,7 @@ static void nft_obj_commit_update(struct nft_trans *trans)
 	if (obj->ops->update)
 		obj->ops->update(obj, newobj);
 
-	kfree(newobj);
+	nft_obj_destroy(&trans->ctx, newobj);
 }
 
 static void nft_commit_release(struct nft_trans *trans)
@@ -8976,7 +8981,7 @@ static int __nf_tables_abort(struct net *net, enum nfnl_abort_action action)
 			break;
 		case NFT_MSG_NEWOBJ:
 			if (nft_trans_obj_update(trans)) {
-				kfree(nft_trans_obj_newobj(trans));
+				nft_obj_destroy(&trans->ctx, nft_trans_obj_newobj(trans));
 				nft_trans_destroy(trans);
 			} else {
 				trans->ctx.table->use--;