diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
index c6802c0d6ed8f5806b2602b7fc81bfe71e33a60c..bf3f19b21fe49eb0399ac66b09940bd085fb17ca 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
@@ -702,20 +702,30 @@ nfulnl_recv_config(struct sock *ctnl, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct nfgenmsg *nfmsg = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
 	u_int16_t group_num = ntohs(nfmsg->res_id);
 	struct nfulnl_instance *inst;
+	struct nfulnl_msg_config_cmd *cmd = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	if (nfula[NFULA_CFG_CMD]) {
+		u_int8_t pf = nfmsg->nfgen_family;
+		cmd = nla_data(nfula[NFULA_CFG_CMD]);
+
+		/* Commands without queue context */
+		switch (cmd->command) {
+		case NFULNL_CFG_CMD_PF_BIND:
+			return nf_log_register(pf, &nfulnl_logger);
+		case NFULNL_CFG_CMD_PF_UNBIND:
+			nf_log_unregister_pf(pf);
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
 	inst = instance_lookup_get(group_num);
 	if (inst && inst->peer_pid != NETLINK_CB(skb).pid) {
 		ret = -EPERM;
 		goto out_put;
 	}
 
-	if (nfula[NFULA_CFG_CMD]) {
-		u_int8_t pf = nfmsg->nfgen_family;
-		struct nfulnl_msg_config_cmd *cmd;
-
-		cmd = nla_data(nfula[NFULA_CFG_CMD]);
-
+	if (cmd != NULL) {
 		switch (cmd->command) {
 		case NFULNL_CFG_CMD_BIND:
 			if (inst) {
@@ -738,14 +748,6 @@ nfulnl_recv_config(struct sock *ctnl, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 			instance_destroy(inst);
 			goto out;
-		case NFULNL_CFG_CMD_PF_BIND:
-			ret = nf_log_register(pf, &nfulnl_logger);
-			break;
-		case NFULNL_CFG_CMD_PF_UNBIND:
-			/* This is a bug and a feature.  We cannot unregister
-			 * other handlers, like nfnetlink_inst can */
-			nf_log_unregister_pf(pf);
-			break;
 		default:
 			ret = -ENOTSUPP;
 			break;