diff --git a/daemon/nftables.c b/daemon/nftables.c
index eb55171dd..34b1e74c8 100644
--- a/daemon/nftables.c
+++ b/daemon/nftables.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static void table_free(struct nftnl_table **t) {
 }
 
 
-static int match_immediate_rtpe(struct nftnl_expr *e, void *data) {
+static int match_immediate(struct nftnl_expr *e, void *data) {
 	struct iterate_callbacks *callbacks = data;
 
 	uint32_t len;
@@ -96,8 +96,16 @@ static int match_immediate_rtpe(struct nftnl_expr *e, void *data) {
 		if (n && !strcmp(n, callbacks->chain))
 			callbacks->rule_scratch.match_immediate = true;
 	}
-	// and also match top-level targets
-	else if (!strcmp(n, "target")) {
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int match_rtpe(struct nftnl_expr *e, void *data) {
+	struct iterate_callbacks *callbacks = data;
+
+	uint32_t len;
+	const char *n = nftnl_expr_get(e, NFTNL_EXPR_NAME, &len);
+	// match top-level targets
+	if (!strcmp(n, "target")) {
 		n = nftnl_expr_get(e, NFTNL_EXPR_TG_NAME, &len);
 		if (n && !strcmp(n, "RTPENGINE"))
 			callbacks->rule_scratch.match_immediate = true;
@@ -105,6 +113,12 @@ static int match_immediate_rtpe(struct nftnl_expr *e, void *data) {
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int match_immediate_rtpe(struct nftnl_expr *e, void *data) {
+	match_immediate(e, data);
+	match_rtpe(e, data);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 
 static void check_immediate(struct nftnl_rule *r, struct iterate_callbacks *callbacks) {
 	if (!callbacks->rule_scratch.match_immediate)