diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 3585ddd99ef8..c84e2cc6d3b3 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -7690,7 +7690,7 @@ struct nft_obj_dump_ctx {
 static int nf_tables_dump_obj(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
 	const struct nfgenmsg *nfmsg = nlmsg_data(cb->nlh);
-	struct nft_obj_dump_ctx *ctx = cb->data;
+	struct nft_obj_dump_ctx *ctx = (void *)cb->ctx;
 	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
 	int family = nfmsg->nfgen_family;
 	struct nftables_pernet *nft_net;
@@ -7752,34 +7752,28 @@ cont:
 
 static int nf_tables_dump_obj_start(struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
+	struct nft_obj_dump_ctx *ctx = (void *)cb->ctx;
 	const struct nlattr * const *nla = cb->data;
-	struct nft_obj_dump_ctx *ctx = NULL;
 
-	ctx = kzalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!ctx)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(*ctx) > sizeof(cb->ctx));
 
 	if (nla[NFTA_OBJ_TABLE]) {
 		ctx->table = nla_strdup(nla[NFTA_OBJ_TABLE], GFP_ATOMIC);
-		if (!ctx->table) {
-			kfree(ctx);
+		if (!ctx->table)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
 	}
 
 	if (nla[NFTA_OBJ_TYPE])
 		ctx->type = ntohl(nla_get_be32(nla[NFTA_OBJ_TYPE]));
 
-	cb->data = ctx;
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int nf_tables_dump_obj_done(struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
-	struct nft_obj_dump_ctx *ctx = cb->data;
+	struct nft_obj_dump_ctx *ctx = (void *)cb->ctx;
 
 	kfree(ctx->table);
-	kfree(ctx);
 
 	return 0;
 }