diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 2ee50e23c9b7..816052089b33 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -2166,8 +2166,10 @@ static int nft_basechain_init(struct nft_base_chain *basechain, u8 family,
 	chain->flags |= NFT_CHAIN_BASE | flags;
 	basechain->policy = NF_ACCEPT;
 	if (chain->flags & NFT_CHAIN_HW_OFFLOAD &&
-	    !nft_chain_offload_support(basechain))
+	    !nft_chain_offload_support(basechain)) {
+		list_splice_init(&basechain->hook_list, &hook->list);
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
 
 	flow_block_init(&basechain->flow_block);