diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_core.c
index 132f5228b431..128245efe84a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_core.c
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ int flow_offload_add(struct nf_flowtable *flow_table, struct flow_offload *flow)
 {
 	int err;
 
+	flow->timeout = (u32)jiffies + NF_FLOW_TIMEOUT;
+
 	err = rhashtable_insert_fast(&flow_table->rhashtable,
 				     &flow->tuplehash[0].node,
 				     nf_flow_offload_rhash_params);
@@ -218,7 +220,6 @@ int flow_offload_add(struct nf_flowtable *flow_table, struct flow_offload *flow)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	flow->timeout = (u32)jiffies + NF_FLOW_TIMEOUT;
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(flow_offload_add);