diff --git a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
index 8eb1d644b741..a3da5ee34f92 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
@@ -1368,11 +1368,8 @@ bool ovs_ct_verify(struct net *net, enum ovs_key_attr attr)
 	    attr == OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_MARK)
 		return true;
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_LABELS) &&
-	    attr == OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABELS) {
-		struct ovs_net *ovs_net = net_generic(net, ovs_net_id);
-
-		return ovs_net->xt_label;
-	}
+	    attr == OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_LABELS)
+		return true;
 
 	return false;
 }
@@ -1381,6 +1378,7 @@ int ovs_ct_copy_action(struct net *net, const struct nlattr *attr,
 		       const struct sw_flow_key *key,
 		       struct sw_flow_actions **sfa,  bool log)
 {
+	unsigned int n_bits = sizeof(struct ovs_key_ct_labels) * BITS_PER_BYTE;
 	struct ovs_conntrack_info ct_info;
 	const char *helper = NULL;
 	u16 family;
@@ -1409,6 +1407,12 @@ int ovs_ct_copy_action(struct net *net, const struct nlattr *attr,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	if (nf_connlabels_get(net, n_bits - 1)) {
+		nf_ct_tmpl_free(ct_info.ct);
+		OVS_NLERR(log, "Failed to set connlabel length");
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
 	if (ct_info.timeout[0]) {
 		if (nf_ct_set_timeout(net, ct_info.ct, family, key->ip.proto,
 				      ct_info.timeout))
@@ -1577,6 +1581,7 @@ static void __ovs_ct_free_action(struct ovs_conntrack_info *ct_info)
 	if (ct_info->ct) {
 		if (ct_info->timeout[0])
 			nf_ct_destroy_timeout(ct_info->ct);
+		nf_connlabels_put(nf_ct_net(ct_info->ct));
 		nf_ct_tmpl_free(ct_info->ct);
 	}
 }
@@ -2002,17 +2007,9 @@ struct genl_family dp_ct_limit_genl_family __ro_after_init = {
 
 int ovs_ct_init(struct net *net)
 {
-	unsigned int n_bits = sizeof(struct ovs_key_ct_labels) * BITS_PER_BYTE;
+#if	IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NETFILTER_CONNCOUNT)
 	struct ovs_net *ovs_net = net_generic(net, ovs_net_id);
 
-	if (nf_connlabels_get(net, n_bits - 1)) {
-		ovs_net->xt_label = false;
-		OVS_NLERR(true, "Failed to set connlabel length");
-	} else {
-		ovs_net->xt_label = true;
-	}
-
-#if	IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NETFILTER_CONNCOUNT)
 	return ovs_ct_limit_init(net, ovs_net);
 #else
 	return 0;
@@ -2021,12 +2018,9 @@ int ovs_ct_init(struct net *net)
 
 void ovs_ct_exit(struct net *net)
 {
+#if	IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NETFILTER_CONNCOUNT)
 	struct ovs_net *ovs_net = net_generic(net, ovs_net_id);
 
-#if	IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NETFILTER_CONNCOUNT)
 	ovs_ct_limit_exit(net, ovs_net);
 #endif
-
-	if (ovs_net->xt_label)
-		nf_connlabels_put(net);
 }
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.h b/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
index 9ca6231ea647..365b9bb7f546 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
@@ -160,9 +160,6 @@ struct ovs_net {
 #if	IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NETFILTER_CONNCOUNT)
 	struct ovs_ct_limit_info *ct_limit_info;
 #endif
-
-	/* Module reference for configuring conntrack. */
-	bool xt_label;
 };
 
 /**