diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c
index 4368c5850548..7d83a49fd8e5 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c
@@ -66,20 +66,6 @@ struct nft_jumpstack {
 	int			rulenum;
 };
 
-static inline void
-nft_chain_stats(const struct nft_chain *this, const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt,
-		struct nft_jumpstack *jumpstack, unsigned int stackptr)
-{
-	struct nft_stats __percpu *stats;
-	const struct nft_chain *chain = stackptr ? jumpstack[0].chain : this;
-
-	rcu_read_lock_bh();
-	stats = rcu_dereference(nft_base_chain(chain)->stats);
-	__this_cpu_inc(stats->pkts);
-	__this_cpu_add(stats->bytes, pkt->skb->len);
-	rcu_read_unlock_bh();
-}
-
 enum nft_trace {
 	NFT_TRACE_RULE,
 	NFT_TRACE_RETURN,
@@ -117,12 +103,13 @@ static void nft_trace_packet(const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt,
 unsigned int
 nft_do_chain(struct nft_pktinfo *pkt, const struct nf_hook_ops *ops)
 {
-	const struct nft_chain *chain = ops->priv;
+	const struct nft_chain *chain = ops->priv, *basechain = chain;
 	const struct nft_rule *rule;
 	const struct nft_expr *expr, *last;
 	struct nft_data data[NFT_REG_MAX + 1];
 	unsigned int stackptr = 0;
 	struct nft_jumpstack jumpstack[NFT_JUMP_STACK_SIZE];
+	struct nft_stats __percpu *stats;
 	int rulenum;
 	/*
 	 * Cache cursor to avoid problems in case that the cursor is updated
@@ -209,12 +196,17 @@ nft_do_chain(struct nft_pktinfo *pkt, const struct nf_hook_ops *ops)
 		rulenum = jumpstack[stackptr].rulenum;
 		goto next_rule;
 	}
-	nft_chain_stats(chain, pkt, jumpstack, stackptr);
 
 	if (unlikely(pkt->skb->nf_trace))
-		nft_trace_packet(pkt, chain, ++rulenum, NFT_TRACE_POLICY);
+		nft_trace_packet(pkt, basechain, ++rulenum, NFT_TRACE_POLICY);
 
-	return nft_base_chain(chain)->policy;
+	rcu_read_lock_bh();
+	stats = rcu_dereference(nft_base_chain(basechain)->stats);
+	__this_cpu_inc(stats->pkts);
+	__this_cpu_add(stats->bytes, pkt->skb->len);
+	rcu_read_unlock_bh();
+
+	return nft_base_chain(basechain)->policy;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nft_do_chain);