diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c b/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c
index deea6196d992..4e1cc31729b8 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c
@@ -2042,6 +2042,9 @@ static void nft_pipapo_walk(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 
 		e = f->mt[r].e;
 
+		if (!nft_set_elem_active(&e->ext, iter->genmask))
+			goto cont;
+
 		elem.priv = e;
 
 		iter->err = iter->fn(ctx, set, iter, &elem);