diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 5730f9a1f47d..1f6d5ffbe34a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -5662,7 +5662,7 @@ static int nf_tables_dump_setelem(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	const struct nft_set_ext *ext = nft_set_elem_ext(set, elem->priv);
 	struct nft_set_dump_args *args;
 
-	if (nft_set_elem_expired(ext))
+	if (nft_set_elem_expired(ext) || nft_set_elem_is_dead(ext))
 		return 0;
 
 	args = container_of(iter, struct nft_set_dump_args, iter);