diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 65f51a2e9c2a..4aa01c1253b1 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -553,14 +553,27 @@ static inline u64 nf_tables_alloc_handle(struct nft_table *table)
 static const struct nft_chain_type *chain_type[NFPROTO_NUMPROTO][NFT_CHAIN_T_MAX];
 
 static const struct nft_chain_type *
+__nft_chain_type_get(u8 family, enum nft_chain_types type)
+{
+	if (family >= NFPROTO_NUMPROTO ||
+	    type >= NFT_CHAIN_T_MAX)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return chain_type[family][type];
+}
+
+static const struct nft_chain_type *
 __nf_tables_chain_type_lookup(const struct nlattr *nla, u8 family)
 {
+	const struct nft_chain_type *type;
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < NFT_CHAIN_T_MAX; i++) {
-		if (chain_type[family][i] != NULL &&
-		    !nla_strcmp(nla, chain_type[family][i]->name))
-			return chain_type[family][i];
+		type = __nft_chain_type_get(family, i);
+		if (!type)
+			continue;
+		if (!nla_strcmp(nla, type->name))
+			return type;
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -1162,11 +1175,8 @@ static void nf_tables_table_destroy(struct nft_ctx *ctx)
 
 void nft_register_chain_type(const struct nft_chain_type *ctype)
 {
-	if (WARN_ON(ctype->family >= NFPROTO_NUMPROTO))
-		return;
-
 	nfnl_lock(NFNL_SUBSYS_NFTABLES);
-	if (WARN_ON(chain_type[ctype->family][ctype->type] != NULL)) {
+	if (WARN_ON(__nft_chain_type_get(ctype->family, ctype->type))) {
 		nfnl_unlock(NFNL_SUBSYS_NFTABLES);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1768,7 +1778,10 @@ static int nft_chain_parse_hook(struct net *net,
 	hook->num = ntohl(nla_get_be32(ha[NFTA_HOOK_HOOKNUM]));
 	hook->priority = ntohl(nla_get_be32(ha[NFTA_HOOK_PRIORITY]));
 
-	type = chain_type[family][NFT_CHAIN_T_DEFAULT];
+	type = __nft_chain_type_get(family, NFT_CHAIN_T_DEFAULT);
+	if (!type)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	if (nla[NFTA_CHAIN_TYPE]) {
 		type = nf_tables_chain_type_lookup(net, nla[NFTA_CHAIN_TYPE],
 						   family, autoload);