diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 30588349f96c20..2faa77cd2fe250 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@ static int nft_trans_flowtable_add(struct nft_ctx *ctx, int msg_type,
 	if (msg_type == NFT_MSG_NEWFLOWTABLE)
 		nft_activate_next(ctx->net, flowtable);
 
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nft_trans_flowtable_hooks(trans));
 	nft_trans_flowtable(trans) = flowtable;
 	nft_trans_commit_list_add_tail(ctx->net, trans);