diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_nat.c b/net/netfilter/nft_nat.c
index 0840c635b752..be1595d6979d 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_nat.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_nat.c
@@ -201,7 +201,9 @@ static int nft_nat_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, const struct nft_expr *expr,
 		alen = sizeof_field(struct nf_nat_range, min_addr.ip6);
 		break;
 	default:
-		return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
+		if (tb[NFTA_NAT_REG_ADDR_MIN])
+			return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
+		break;
 	}
 	priv->family = family;