diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo_avx2.c b/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo_avx2.c
index db5d367e43c4..2f090e253caf 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo_avx2.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo_avx2.c
@@ -1150,12 +1150,12 @@ nft_pipapo_avx2_lookup(const struct net *net, const struct nft_set *set,
 		       const u32 *key)
 {
 	struct nft_pipapo *priv = nft_set_priv(set);
+	const struct nft_set_ext *ext = NULL;
 	struct nft_pipapo_scratch *scratch;
 	u8 genmask = nft_genmask_cur(net);
 	const struct nft_pipapo_match *m;
 	const struct nft_pipapo_field *f;
 	const u8 *rp = (const u8 *)key;
-	const struct nft_set_ext *ext;
 	unsigned long *res, *fill;
 	bool map_index;
 	int i;
@@ -1246,13 +1246,13 @@ nft_pipapo_avx2_lookup(const struct net *net, const struct nft_set *set,
 			goto out;
 
 		if (last) {
-			ext = &f->mt[ret].e->ext;
-			if (unlikely(nft_set_elem_expired(ext) ||
-				     !nft_set_elem_active(ext, genmask))) {
-				ext = NULL;
-				goto next_match;
-			}
+			const struct nft_set_ext *e = &f->mt[ret].e->ext;
 
+			if (unlikely(nft_set_elem_expired(e) ||
+				     !nft_set_elem_active(e, genmask)))
+				goto next_match;
+
+			ext = e;
 			goto out;
 		}