diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 85b549e84104..9a945024a0b6 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -2710,12 +2710,13 @@ static struct nft_set *nf_tables_set_lookup_byid(const struct net *net,
 	u32 id = ntohl(nla_get_be32(nla));
 
 	list_for_each_entry(trans, &net->nft.commit_list, list) {
-		struct nft_set *set = nft_trans_set(trans);
+		if (trans->msg_type == NFT_MSG_NEWSET) {
+			struct nft_set *set = nft_trans_set(trans);
 
-		if (trans->msg_type == NFT_MSG_NEWSET &&
-		    id == nft_trans_set_id(trans) &&
-		    nft_active_genmask(set, genmask))
-			return set;
+			if (id == nft_trans_set_id(trans) &&
+			    nft_active_genmask(set, genmask))
+				return set;
+		}
 	}
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 }