diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.h
index 37f0fbefb060f3..9939c366f720d4 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.h
@@ -177,4 +177,5 @@ void nf_nat_helper_unregister(struct nf_conntrack_nat_helper *nat);
 int nf_nat_helper_try_module_get(const char *name, u16 l3num,
 				 u8 protonum);
 void nf_nat_helper_put(struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper);
+void nf_ct_set_auto_assign_helper_warned(struct net *net);
 #endif /*_NF_CONNTRACK_HELPER_H*/
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
index ae4488a13c70cb..ceb38a7b37cb79 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
@@ -556,6 +556,12 @@ static const struct nf_ct_ext_type helper_extend = {
 	.id	= NF_CT_EXT_HELPER,
 };
 
+void nf_ct_set_auto_assign_helper_warned(struct net *net)
+{
+	nf_ct_pernet(net)->auto_assign_helper_warned = true;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ct_set_auto_assign_helper_warned);
+
 void nf_conntrack_helper_pernet_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct nf_conntrack_net *cnet = nf_ct_pernet(net);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c b/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c
index 5adf8bb628a80e..9c7472af9e4a13 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c
@@ -1041,6 +1041,9 @@ static int nft_ct_helper_obj_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err_put_helper;
 
+	/* Avoid the bogus warning, helper will be assigned after CT init */
+	nf_ct_set_auto_assign_helper_warned(ctx->net);
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_put_helper: