Restrict the expansion logic to the CMD_ADD command which is where this is only required. Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- src/libnftables.c | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/libnftables.c b/src/libnftables.c index 32da0a29ee21..668e3fc43031 100644 --- a/src/libnftables.c +++ b/src/libnftables.c @@ -419,8 +419,12 @@ static int nft_evaluate(struct nft_ctx *nft, struct list_head *msgs, if (nft->state->nerrs) return -1; - list_for_each_entry(cmd, cmds, list) + list_for_each_entry(cmd, cmds, list) { + if (cmd->op != CMD_ADD) + continue; + nft_cmd_expand(cmd); + } return 0; } -- 2.20.1