diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_meta.c b/net/netfilter/nft_meta.c
index 6c1e0246706e0..64994023bf812 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_meta.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_meta.c
@@ -310,6 +310,11 @@ int nft_meta_set_validate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	case NFPROTO_NETDEV:
 		hooks = 1 << NF_NETDEV_INGRESS;
 		break;
+	case NFPROTO_IPV4:
+	case NFPROTO_IPV6:
+	case NFPROTO_INET:
+		hooks = 1 << NF_INET_PRE_ROUTING;
+		break;
 	default:
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}