diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index ccc46fa5edbc..58579634427d 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -1336,6 +1336,9 @@ ctnetlink_setup_nat(struct nf_conn *ct, const struct nlattr * const cda[])
 #ifdef CONFIG_NF_NAT_NEEDED
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!cda[CTA_NAT_DST] && !cda[CTA_NAT_SRC])
+		return 0;
+
 	ret = ctnetlink_parse_nat_setup(ct, NF_NAT_MANIP_DST,
 					cda[CTA_NAT_DST]);
 	if (ret < 0)