diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index ca09ef037ca5..9d8f51dfc593 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -2162,9 +2162,11 @@ err1:
 static void nf_tables_expr_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 				   struct nft_expr *expr)
 {
+	const struct nft_expr_type *type = expr->ops->type;
+
 	if (expr->ops->destroy)
 		expr->ops->destroy(ctx, expr);
-	module_put(expr->ops->type->owner);
+	module_put(type->owner);
 }
 
 struct nft_expr *nft_expr_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,