diff --git a/src/evaluate.c b/src/evaluate.c
index d4971228b61f..7c72a453d0f3 100644
--- a/src/evaluate.c
+++ b/src/evaluate.c
@@ -5722,6 +5722,37 @@ static uint32_t str2hooknum(uint32_t family, const char *hook)
 	return NF_INET_NUMHOOKS;
 }
 
+static int chain_del_evaluate(struct eval_ctx *ctx, struct chain *chain)
+{
+	struct table *table;
+
+	table = table_cache_find(&ctx->nft->cache.table_cache,
+				 ctx->cmd->handle.table.name,
+				 ctx->cmd->handle.family);
+	if (table == NULL)
+		return table_not_found(ctx);
+
+	if (chain->dev_expr) {
+		if (!(chain->flags & CHAIN_F_BASECHAIN))
+			chain->flags |= CHAIN_F_BASECHAIN;
+
+		if (chain->handle.family == NFPROTO_NETDEV ||
+		    (chain->handle.family == NFPROTO_INET &&
+		     chain->hook.num == NF_INET_INGRESS)) {
+			if (chain->dev_expr &&
+			    !evaluate_device_expr(ctx, &chain->dev_expr))
+				return -1;
+		} else if (chain->dev_expr) {
+			return __stmt_binary_error(ctx, &chain->dev_expr->location, NULL,
+						   "This chain type cannot be bound to device");
+		}
+	}
+
+	chain_del_cache(ctx, cmd);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int chain_evaluate(struct eval_ctx *ctx, struct chain *chain)
 {
 	struct table *table;