diff --git a/iptables/iptables.go b/iptables/iptables.go
index 3e120059de..5518fcb278 100644
--- a/iptables/iptables.go
+++ b/iptables/iptables.go
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ func RawCombinedOutputNative(args ...string) error {
 
 // ExistChain checks if a chain exists
 func ExistChain(chain string, table Table) bool {
-	if _, err := Raw("-t", string(table), "-L", chain); err == nil {
+	if _, err := Raw("-t", string(table), "-nL", chain); err == nil {
 		return true
 	}
 	return false