diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index aa26841ad9a1..712a428509ad 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -1922,6 +1922,7 @@ static int nf_tables_newchain(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 		if (nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_REPLACE)
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+		flags |= chain->flags & NFT_BASE_CHAIN;
 		return nf_tables_updchain(&ctx, genmask, policy, flags);
 	}