diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index 351237399e27aef463914f728f191edb98be357a..4eac65c74ed05ac18a504957f2dbcb721bb2014d 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ void nf_conntrack_alter_reply(struct nf_conn *ct,
 	nf_ct_dump_tuple(newreply);
 
 	ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].tuple = *newreply;
-	if (ct->master || (help && help->expecting != 0))
+	if (ct->master || (help && !hlist_empty(&help->expectations)))
 		return;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();