diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_acct.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_acct.c
index 4c2b4c0c4d5f..dbd0803b1827 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_acct.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_acct.c
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ static int nfnl_acct_new(struct net *net, struct sock *nfnl,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		if (flags & NFACCT_F_OVERQUOTA)
 			return -EINVAL;
+		if ((flags & NFACCT_F_QUOTA) && !tb[NFACCT_QUOTA])
+			return -EINVAL;
 
 		size += sizeof(u64);
 	}