diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 73580822702120978818994d30f97f61d2a321a3..ff63b794031463ffc2028d3d7d511d3500e88c4f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -3702,7 +3702,7 @@ static int nf_tables_set_alloc_name(struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 		list_for_each_entry(i, &ctx->table->sets, list) {
 			int tmp;
 
-			if (!nft_is_active_next(ctx->net, set))
+			if (!nft_is_active_next(ctx->net, i))
 				continue;
 			if (!sscanf(i->name, name, &tmp))
 				continue;