diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_dup_netdev.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_dup_netdev.h
index b175d271aec9..609bcf422a9b 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_dup_netdev.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_dup_netdev.h
@@ -3,10 +3,23 @@
 #define _NF_DUP_NETDEV_H_
 
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_tables.h>
+#include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
 
 void nf_dup_netdev_egress(const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt, int oif);
 void nf_fwd_netdev_egress(const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt, int oif);
 
+#define NF_RECURSION_LIMIT	2
+
+static inline u8 *nf_get_nf_dup_skb_recursion(void)
+{
+#ifndef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT
+	return this_cpu_ptr(&softnet_data.xmit.nf_dup_skb_recursion);
+#else
+	return &current->net_xmit.nf_dup_skb_recursion;
+#endif
+}
+
 struct nft_offload_ctx;
 struct nft_flow_rule;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_dup_netdev.c b/net/netfilter/nf_dup_netdev.c
index e348fb90b8dc..3b0a70e154cd 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_dup_netdev.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_dup_netdev.c
@@ -13,22 +13,6 @@
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_tables_offload.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_dup_netdev.h>
 
-#define NF_RECURSION_LIMIT	2
-
-#ifndef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT
-static u8 *nf_get_nf_dup_skb_recursion(void)
-{
-	return this_cpu_ptr(&softnet_data.xmit.nf_dup_skb_recursion);
-}
-#else
-
-static u8 *nf_get_nf_dup_skb_recursion(void)
-{
-	return &current->net_xmit.nf_dup_skb_recursion;
-}
-
-#endif
-
 static void nf_do_netdev_egress(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 				enum nf_dev_hooks hook)
 {
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_fwd_netdev.c b/net/netfilter/nft_fwd_netdev.c
index 605b1d42abce..b9e88d7cf308 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_fwd_netdev.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_fwd_netdev.c
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ static void nft_fwd_neigh_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 			      struct nft_regs *regs,
 			      const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt)
 {
+	u8 *nf_dup_skb_recursion = nf_get_nf_dup_skb_recursion();
 	struct nft_fwd_neigh *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
 	void *addr = &regs->data[priv->sreg_addr];
 	int oif = regs->data[priv->sreg_dev];
@@ -153,6 +154,11 @@ static void nft_fwd_neigh_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	if (*nf_dup_skb_recursion > NF_RECURSION_LIMIT) {
+		verdict = NF_DROP;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	dev = dev_get_by_index_rcu(nft_net(pkt), oif);
 	if (dev == NULL) {
 		verdict = NF_DROP;
@@ -170,7 +176,9 @@ static void nft_fwd_neigh_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 
 	skb->dev = dev;
 	skb_clear_tstamp(skb);
+	(*nf_dup_skb_recursion)++;
 	neigh_xmit(neigh_table, dev, addr, skb);
+	(*nf_dup_skb_recursion)--;
 out:
 	regs->verdict.code = verdict;
 }