nft_ctx_init(&ctx, skb, nlh, afi, table, chain, nla);
                trans = nft_trans_alloc(&ctx, NFT_MSG_NEWCHAIN,
                                        sizeof(struct nft_trans_chain));
-               if (trans == NULL)
+               if (trans == NULL) {
+                       free_percpu(stats);
                        return -ENOMEM;
+               }
 
                nft_trans_chain_stats(trans) = stats;
                nft_trans_chain_update(trans) = true;
                hookfn = type->hooks[hooknum];
 
                basechain = kzalloc(sizeof(*basechain), GFP_KERNEL);
-               if (basechain == NULL)
+               if (basechain == NULL) {
+                       module_put(type->owner);
                        return -ENOMEM;
+               }
 
                if (nla[NFTA_CHAIN_COUNTERS]) {
                        stats = nft_stats_alloc(nla[NFTA_CHAIN_COUNTERS]);