diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_offload.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_offload.c
index a9ea29afb09f..2bb28483af22 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_offload.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_offload.c
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ static void nft_indr_block_cb(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	mutex_lock(&net->nft.commit_mutex);
 	chain = __nft_offload_get_chain(dev);
-	if (chain) {
+	if (chain && chain->flags & NFT_CHAIN_HW_OFFLOAD) {
 		struct nft_base_chain *basechain;
 
 		basechain = nft_base_chain(chain);