diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
index ea5fdd4f4ce7..1deb063cd72c 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
@@ -999,10 +999,10 @@ static void ip_vs_process_message_v0(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, const char *buffer
 					pp->name, state);
 				continue;
 			}
-		} else {
-			if (state >= IP_VS_CTPL_S_LAST)
-				IP_VS_DBG(7, "BACKUP v0, Invalid tpl state %u\n",
-					  state);
+		} else if (state >= IP_VS_CTPL_S_LAST) {
+			IP_VS_DBG(7, "BACKUP v0, Invalid tpl state %u\n",
+				  state);
+			continue;
 		}
 
 		ip_vs_conn_fill_param(ipvs, AF_INET, s->protocol,
@@ -1159,10 +1159,10 @@ static inline int ip_vs_proc_sync_conn(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, __u8 *p, __u8 *m
 			retc = 40;
 			goto out;
 		}
-	} else {
-		if (state >= IP_VS_CTPL_S_LAST)
-			IP_VS_DBG(7, "BACKUP, Invalid tpl state %u\n",
-				  state);
+	} else if (state >= IP_VS_CTPL_S_LAST) {
+		IP_VS_DBG(7, "BACKUP, Invalid tpl state %u\n", state);
+		retc = 40;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	if (ip_vs_conn_fill_param_sync(ipvs, af, s, &param, pe_data,
 				       pe_data_len, pe_name, pe_name_len)) {