diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 9b4e29557ec3..579ada063b1b 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -1077,6 +1077,8 @@ static int ctnetlink_start(struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	}
 
 	cb->data = filter;
+	if (filter)
+		cb->answer_flags = NLM_F_DUMP_FILTERED;
 	return 0;
 }