diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c b/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c
index 7248a1737ee1..83f5f276c3bf 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c
@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ static void pipapo_gc(const struct nft_set *_set, struct nft_pipapo_match *m)
 
 			gc = nft_trans_gc_queue_sync(gc, GFP_ATOMIC);
 			if (!gc)
-				break;
+				return;
 
 			nft_pipapo_gc_deactivate(net, set, e);
 			pipapo_drop(m, rulemap);