diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c
index 75d52aed6fdb..e563921e6af5 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c
@@ -542,8 +542,8 @@ nla_put_failure:
 		ret = -EMSGSIZE;
 	} else {
 		cb->args[IPSET_CB_ARG0] = i;
+		ipset_nest_end(skb, atd);
 	}
-	ipset_nest_end(skb, atd);
 out:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return ret;