*     @type: stateful object numeric type
  *     @owner: module owner
  *     @maxattr: maximum netlink attribute
+ *     @family: address family for AF-specific object types
  *     @policy: netlink attribute policy
  */
 struct nft_object_type {
        struct list_head                list;
        u32                             type;
        unsigned int                    maxattr;
+       u8                              family;
        struct module                   *owner;
        const struct nla_policy         *policy;
 };
 
        return -1;
 }
 
-static const struct nft_object_type *__nft_obj_type_get(u32 objtype)
+static const struct nft_object_type *__nft_obj_type_get(u32 objtype, u8 family)
 {
        const struct nft_object_type *type;
 
        list_for_each_entry(type, &nf_tables_objects, list) {
+               if (type->family != NFPROTO_UNSPEC &&
+                   type->family != family)
+                       continue;
+
                if (objtype == type->type)
                        return type;
        }
 }
 
 static const struct nft_object_type *
-nft_obj_type_get(struct net *net, u32 objtype)
+nft_obj_type_get(struct net *net, u32 objtype, u8 family)
 {
        const struct nft_object_type *type;
 
-       type = __nft_obj_type_get(objtype);
+       type = __nft_obj_type_get(objtype, family);
        if (type != NULL && try_module_get(type->owner))
                return type;
 
                if (info->nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_REPLACE)
                        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-               type = __nft_obj_type_get(objtype);
+               type = __nft_obj_type_get(objtype, family);
                if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!type))
                        return -ENOENT;
 
        if (!nft_use_inc(&table->use))
                return -EMFILE;
 
-       type = nft_obj_type_get(net, objtype);
+       type = nft_obj_type_get(net, objtype, family);
        if (IS_ERR(type)) {
                err = PTR_ERR(type);
                goto err_type;
 
 
 static struct nft_object_type nft_tunnel_obj_type __read_mostly = {
        .type           = NFT_OBJECT_TUNNEL,
+       .family         = NFPROTO_NETDEV,
        .ops            = &nft_tunnel_obj_ops,
        .maxattr        = NFTA_TUNNEL_KEY_MAX,
        .policy         = nft_tunnel_key_policy,