diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 3bf428a188cc..3807c6c1181f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -7205,10 +7205,11 @@ static int nf_tables_delsetelem(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 		if (err < 0) {
 			NL_SET_BAD_ATTR(extack, attr);
-			break;
+			return err;
 		}
 	}
-	return err;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*