diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 0db5f9782265ebb033f10d07da815495e8a7d278..091d2dcc63b2cce21a861111d411e3a9af984ddd 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -4262,10 +4262,11 @@ static int nf_tables_dump_obj(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 				if (idx > s_idx)
 					memset(&cb->args[1], 0,
 					       sizeof(cb->args) - sizeof(cb->args[0]));
-				if (filter->table[0] &&
+				if (filter && filter->table[0] &&
 				    strcmp(filter->table, table->name))
 					goto cont;
-				if (filter->type != NFT_OBJECT_UNSPEC &&
+				if (filter &&
+				    filter->type != NFT_OBJECT_UNSPEC &&
 				    obj->type->type != filter->type)
 					goto cont;