diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_exthdr.c b/net/netfilter/nft_exthdr.c
index 07782836fad6..3c48cdc8935d 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_exthdr.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_exthdr.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static void nft_exthdr_ipv6_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 
 	err = ipv6_find_hdr(pkt->skb, &offset, priv->type, NULL, NULL);
 	if (priv->flags & NFT_EXTHDR_F_PRESENT) {
-		*dest = (err >= 0);
+		nft_reg_store8(dest, err >= 0);
 		return;
 	} else if (err < 0) {
 		goto err;
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static void nft_exthdr_ipv4_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 
 	err = ipv4_find_option(nft_net(pkt), skb, &offset, priv->type);
 	if (priv->flags & NFT_EXTHDR_F_PRESENT) {
-		*dest = (err >= 0);
+		nft_reg_store8(dest, err >= 0);
 		return;
 	} else if (err < 0) {
 		goto err;