diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c b/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c
index c0dcc40de358..3ff31043f714 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c
@@ -2041,6 +2041,9 @@ static void nft_pipapo_walk(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 
 		e = f->mt[r].e;
 
+		if (!nft_set_elem_active(&e->ext, iter->genmask))
+			goto cont;
+
 		elem.priv = e;
 
 		iter->err = iter->fn(ctx, set, iter, &elem);