table->use--;
                nf_tables_chain_destroy(&ctx);
        }
-       list_del(&table->list);
        nf_tables_table_destroy(&ctx);
 }
 
                if (nft_table_has_owner(table))
                        continue;
 
+               list_del(&table->list);
+
                __nft_release_table(net, table);
        }
 }
 static int nft_rcv_nl_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
                            void *ptr)
 {
+       struct nft_table *table, *to_delete[8];
        struct nftables_pernet *nft_net;
        struct netlink_notify *n = ptr;
-       struct nft_table *table, *nt;
        struct net *net = n->net;
-       bool release = false;
+       unsigned int deleted;
+       bool restart = false;
 
        if (event != NETLINK_URELEASE || n->protocol != NETLINK_NETFILTER)
                return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
        nft_net = nft_pernet(net);
+       deleted = 0;
        mutex_lock(&nft_net->commit_mutex);
+again:
        list_for_each_entry(table, &nft_net->tables, list) {
                if (nft_table_has_owner(table) &&
                    n->portid == table->nlpid) {
                        __nft_release_hook(net, table);
-                       release = true;
+                       list_del_rcu(&table->list);
+                       to_delete[deleted++] = table;
+                       if (deleted >= ARRAY_SIZE(to_delete))
+                               break;
                }
        }
-       if (release) {
+       if (deleted) {
+               restart = deleted >= ARRAY_SIZE(to_delete);
                synchronize_rcu();
-               list_for_each_entry_safe(table, nt, &nft_net->tables, list) {
-                       if (nft_table_has_owner(table) &&
-                           n->portid == table->nlpid)
-                               __nft_release_table(net, table);
-               }
+               while (deleted)
+                       __nft_release_table(net, to_delete[--deleted]);
+
+               if (restart)
+                       goto again;
        }
        mutex_unlock(&nft_net->commit_mutex);