diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
index 9b624566b82d..475d6f28ca67 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
@@ -421,8 +421,7 @@ struct nft_set {
 	unsigned char			*udata;
 	/* runtime data below here */
 	const struct nft_set_ops	*ops ____cacheline_aligned;
-	u16				flags:13,
-					bound:1,
+	u16				flags:14,
 					genmask:2;
 	u8				klen;
 	u8				dlen;
@@ -1348,12 +1347,15 @@ struct nft_trans_rule {
 struct nft_trans_set {
 	struct nft_set			*set;
 	u32				set_id;
+	bool				bound;
 };
 
 #define nft_trans_set(trans)	\
 	(((struct nft_trans_set *)trans->data)->set)
 #define nft_trans_set_id(trans)	\
 	(((struct nft_trans_set *)trans->data)->set_id)
+#define nft_trans_set_bound(trans)	\
+	(((struct nft_trans_set *)trans->data)->bound)
 
 struct nft_trans_chain {
 	bool				update;
@@ -1384,12 +1386,15 @@ struct nft_trans_table {
 struct nft_trans_elem {
 	struct nft_set			*set;
 	struct nft_set_elem		elem;
+	bool				bound;
 };
 
 #define nft_trans_elem_set(trans)	\
 	(((struct nft_trans_elem *)trans->data)->set)
 #define nft_trans_elem(trans)	\
 	(((struct nft_trans_elem *)trans->data)->elem)
+#define nft_trans_elem_set_bound(trans)	\
+	(((struct nft_trans_elem *)trans->data)->bound)
 
 struct nft_trans_obj {
 	struct nft_object		*obj;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 605a7cfe7ca7..88abbddf8967 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -138,9 +138,14 @@ static void nft_set_trans_bind(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set)
 		return;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_reverse(trans, &net->nft.commit_list, list) {
-		if (trans->msg_type == NFT_MSG_NEWSET &&
-		    nft_trans_set(trans) == set) {
-			set->bound = true;
+		switch (trans->msg_type) {
+		case NFT_MSG_NEWSET:
+			if (nft_trans_set(trans) == set)
+				nft_trans_set_bound(trans) = true;
+			break;
+		case NFT_MSG_NEWSETELEM:
+			if (nft_trans_elem_set(trans) == set)
+				nft_trans_elem_set_bound(trans) = true;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -6906,7 +6911,7 @@ static int __nf_tables_abort(struct net *net)
 			break;
 		case NFT_MSG_NEWSET:
 			trans->ctx.table->use--;
-			if (nft_trans_set(trans)->bound) {
+			if (nft_trans_set_bound(trans)) {
 				nft_trans_destroy(trans);
 				break;
 			}
@@ -6918,7 +6923,7 @@ static int __nf_tables_abort(struct net *net)
 			nft_trans_destroy(trans);
 			break;
 		case NFT_MSG_NEWSETELEM:
-			if (nft_trans_elem_set(trans)->bound) {
+			if (nft_trans_elem_set_bound(trans)) {
 				nft_trans_destroy(trans);
 				break;
 			}