diff --git a/iptables/nft-arp.c b/iptables/nft-arp.c
index 78bcc3b4b6ffc..8bc26c5271c00 100644
--- a/iptables/nft-arp.c
+++ b/iptables/nft-arp.c
@@ -605,7 +605,8 @@ nft_arp_save_rule(const void *data, unsigned int format)
 }
 
 static void
-nft_arp_print_rule(struct nftnl_rule *r, unsigned int num, unsigned int format)
+nft_arp_print_rule(struct nft_handle *h, struct nftnl_rule *r,
+		   unsigned int num, unsigned int format)
 {
 	struct iptables_command_state cs = {};
 
diff --git a/iptables/nft-bridge.c b/iptables/nft-bridge.c
index 73bca2f38101e..b0c6c5a4db3cd 100644
--- a/iptables/nft-bridge.c
+++ b/iptables/nft-bridge.c
@@ -472,8 +472,8 @@ static void nft_bridge_save_rule(const void *data, unsigned int format)
 		fputc('\n', stdout);
 }
 
-static void nft_bridge_print_rule(struct nftnl_rule *r, unsigned int num,
-				  unsigned int format)
+static void nft_bridge_print_rule(struct nft_handle *h, struct nftnl_rule *r,
+				  unsigned int num, unsigned int format)
 {
 	struct iptables_command_state cs = {};
 
diff --git a/iptables/nft-ipv4.c b/iptables/nft-ipv4.c
index 57d1b3c6d2d0c..98d7f966e3694 100644
--- a/iptables/nft-ipv4.c
+++ b/iptables/nft-ipv4.c
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ static void print_fragment(unsigned int flags, unsigned int invflags,
 	fputc(' ', stdout);
 }
 
-static void nft_ipv4_print_rule(struct nftnl_rule *r, unsigned int num,
-				unsigned int format)
+static void nft_ipv4_print_rule(struct nft_handle *h, struct nftnl_rule *r,
+				unsigned int num, unsigned int format)
 {
 	struct iptables_command_state cs = {};
 
diff --git a/iptables/nft-ipv6.c b/iptables/nft-ipv6.c
index 0e2c4a2946e25..56236bff03c2b 100644
--- a/iptables/nft-ipv6.c
+++ b/iptables/nft-ipv6.c
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ static void nft_ipv6_parse_immediate(const char *jumpto, bool nft_goto,
 		cs->fw6.ipv6.flags |= IP6T_F_GOTO;
 }
 
-static void nft_ipv6_print_rule(struct nftnl_rule *r, unsigned int num,
-				unsigned int format)
+static void nft_ipv6_print_rule(struct nft_handle *h, struct nftnl_rule *r,
+				unsigned int num, unsigned int format)
 {
 	struct iptables_command_state cs = {};
 
diff --git a/iptables/nft-shared.h b/iptables/nft-shared.h
index 9b51a39d23f16..7501c1c2169d8 100644
--- a/iptables/nft-shared.h
+++ b/iptables/nft-shared.h
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ struct nft_family_ops {
 			     const char *pol,
 			     const struct xt_counters *counters, bool basechain,
 			     uint32_t refs, uint32_t entries);
-	void (*print_rule)(struct nftnl_rule *r, unsigned int num,
-			   unsigned int format);
+	void (*print_rule)(struct nft_handle *h, struct nftnl_rule *r,
+			   unsigned int num, unsigned int format);
 	void (*save_rule)(const void *data, unsigned int format);
 	void (*save_counters)(const void *data);
 	void (*save_chain)(const struct nftnl_chain *c, const char *policy);
diff --git a/iptables/nft.c b/iptables/nft.c
index b877f9aaf6dee..0942dbe48fbb9 100644
--- a/iptables/nft.c
+++ b/iptables/nft.c
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ nft_rule_append(struct nft_handle *h, const char *chain, const char *table,
 	}
 
 	if (verbose)
-		h->ops->print_rule(r, 0, FMT_PRINT_RULE);
+		h->ops->print_rule(h, r, 0, FMT_PRINT_RULE);
 
 	if (ref) {
 		nftnl_chain_rule_insert_at(r, ref);
@@ -2364,7 +2364,7 @@ int nft_rule_check(struct nft_handle *h, const char *chain,
 		goto fail_enoent;
 
 	if (verbose)
-		h->ops->print_rule(r, 0, FMT_PRINT_RULE);
+		h->ops->print_rule(h, r, 0, FMT_PRINT_RULE);
 
 	return 1;
 fail_enoent:
@@ -2393,7 +2393,7 @@ int nft_rule_delete(struct nft_handle *h, const char *chain,
 		if (ret < 0)
 			errno = ENOMEM;
 		if (verbose)
-			h->ops->print_rule(r, 0, FMT_PRINT_RULE);
+			h->ops->print_rule(h, r, 0, FMT_PRINT_RULE);
 	} else
 		errno = ENOENT;
 
@@ -2434,7 +2434,7 @@ nft_rule_add(struct nft_handle *h, const char *chain,
 	}
 
 	if (verbose)
-		h->ops->print_rule(r, 0, FMT_PRINT_RULE);
+		h->ops->print_rule(h, r, 0, FMT_PRINT_RULE);
 
 	return r;
 }
@@ -2543,8 +2543,8 @@ int nft_rule_replace(struct nft_handle *h, const char *chain,
 static int
 __nft_rule_list(struct nft_handle *h, struct nftnl_chain *c,
 		int rulenum, unsigned int format,
-		void (*cb)(struct nftnl_rule *r, unsigned int num,
-			   unsigned int format))
+		void (*cb)(struct nft_handle *h, struct nftnl_rule *r,
+			   unsigned int num, unsigned int format))
 {
 	struct nftnl_rule_iter *iter;
 	struct nftnl_rule *r;
@@ -2557,7 +2557,7 @@ __nft_rule_list(struct nft_handle *h, struct nftnl_chain *c,
 			 * valid chain but invalid rule number
 			 */
 			return 1;
-		cb(r, rulenum, format);
+		cb(h, r, rulenum, format);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -2567,7 +2567,7 @@ __nft_rule_list(struct nft_handle *h, struct nftnl_chain *c,
 
 	r = nftnl_rule_iter_next(iter);
 	while (r != NULL) {
-		cb(r, ++rule_ctr, format);
+		cb(h, r, ++rule_ctr, format);
 		r = nftnl_rule_iter_next(iter);
 	}
 
@@ -2671,7 +2671,8 @@ int nft_rule_list(struct nft_handle *h, const char *chain, const char *table,
 }
 
 static void
-list_save(struct nftnl_rule *r, unsigned int num, unsigned int format)
+list_save(struct nft_handle *h, struct nftnl_rule *r,
+	  unsigned int num, unsigned int format)
 {
 	nft_rule_print_save(r, NFT_RULE_APPEND, format);
 }
