diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 0fd69988f00b..2c881871db38 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -2958,13 +2958,8 @@ int nf_tables_bind_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 		iter.fn		= nf_tables_bind_check_setelem;
 
 		set->ops->walk(ctx, set, &iter);
-		if (iter.err < 0) {
-			/* Destroy anonymous sets if binding fails */
-			if (set->flags & NFT_SET_ANONYMOUS)
-				nf_tables_set_destroy(ctx, set);
-
+		if (iter.err < 0)
 			return iter.err;
-		}
 	}
 bind:
 	binding->chain = ctx->chain;