diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c b/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c
index 701977af3ee851..7252fcdae34993 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c
@@ -2043,6 +2043,9 @@ 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;
+
 		iter->err = iter->fn(ctx, set, iter, &e->priv);
 		if (iter->err < 0)
 			goto out;