diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter.h b/include/linux/netfilter.h
index 9bbd110ec81b..e01da73ee6c4 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter.h
@@ -390,4 +390,15 @@ extern struct nfq_ct_hook __rcu *nfq_ct_hook;
 static inline void nf_ct_attach(struct sk_buff *new, struct sk_buff *skb) {}
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * nf_skb_duplicated - TEE target has sent a packet
+ *
+ * When a xtables target sends a packet, the OUTPUT and POSTROUTING
+ * hooks are traversed again, i.e. nft and xtables are invoked recursively.
+ *
+ * This is used by xtables TEE target to prevent the duplicated skb from
+ * being duplicated again.
+ */
+DECLARE_PER_CPU(bool, nf_skb_duplicated);
+
 #endif /*__LINUX_NETFILTER_H*/
diff --git a/net/netfilter/core.c b/net/netfilter/core.c
index 56ead1a1711c..6896cee8b733 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/core.c
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(nf_afinfo);
 const struct nf_ipv6_ops __rcu *nf_ipv6_ops __read_mostly;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ipv6_ops);
 
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(bool, nf_skb_duplicated);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_skb_duplicated);
+
 int nf_register_afinfo(const struct nf_afinfo *afinfo)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&afinfo_mutex);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_TEE.c b/net/netfilter/xt_TEE.c
index a747eb475b68..8950e79c4dc9 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_TEE.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_TEE.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ struct xt_tee_priv {
 };
 
 static const union nf_inet_addr tee_zero_address;
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(bool, tee_active);
 
 static struct net *pick_net(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ tee_tg4(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct xt_action_param *par)
 	const struct xt_tee_tginfo *info = par->targinfo;
 	struct iphdr *iph;
 
-	if (__this_cpu_read(tee_active))
+	if (__this_cpu_read(nf_skb_duplicated))
 		return XT_CONTINUE;
 	/*
 	 * Copy the skb, and route the copy. Will later return %XT_CONTINUE for
@@ -125,9 +124,9 @@ tee_tg4(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct xt_action_param *par)
 	ip_send_check(iph);
 
 	if (tee_tg_route4(skb, info)) {
-		__this_cpu_write(tee_active, true);
+		__this_cpu_write(nf_skb_duplicated, true);
 		ip_local_out(skb);
-		__this_cpu_write(tee_active, false);
+		__this_cpu_write(nf_skb_duplicated, false);
 	} else {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ tee_tg6(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct xt_action_param *par)
 {
 	const struct xt_tee_tginfo *info = par->targinfo;
 
-	if (__this_cpu_read(tee_active))
+	if (__this_cpu_read(nf_skb_duplicated))
 		return XT_CONTINUE;
 	skb = pskb_copy(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (skb == NULL)
@@ -188,9 +187,9 @@ tee_tg6(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct xt_action_param *par)
 		--iph->hop_limit;
 	}
 	if (tee_tg_route6(skb, info)) {
-		__this_cpu_write(tee_active, true);
+		__this_cpu_write(nf_skb_duplicated, true);
 		ip6_local_out(skb);
-		__this_cpu_write(tee_active, false);
+		__this_cpu_write(nf_skb_duplicated, false);
 	} else {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}