diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_limit.c b/net/netfilter/nft_limit.c
index 04ea8b9bf202..981addb2d051 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_limit.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_limit.c
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ static int nft_limit_pkts_clone(struct nft_expr *dst, const struct nft_expr *src
 	struct nft_limit_priv_pkts *priv_dst = nft_expr_priv(dst);
 	struct nft_limit_priv_pkts *priv_src = nft_expr_priv(src);
 
+	priv_dst->cost = priv_src->cost;
+
 	return nft_limit_clone(&priv_dst->limit, &priv_src->limit);
 }