diff --git a/net/sched/cls_matchall.c b/net/sched/cls_matchall.c
index 856fa79d4ffd0c86b3b1dfb03952982c42d9593c..621bc1d5b0579043f9f632a90e6b0ae9d3c3dedb 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_matchall.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_matchall.c
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ static void mall_destroy(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 
 static void *mall_get(struct tcf_proto *tp, u32 handle)
 {
+	struct cls_mall_head *head = rtnl_dereference(tp->root);
+
+	if (head && head->handle == handle)
+		return head;
+
 	return NULL;
 }