diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c
index 4eef55da0878e2..8da228da53ae98 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c
@@ -531,8 +531,8 @@ list_set_list(const struct ip_set *set,
 		ret = -EMSGSIZE;
 	} else {
 		cb->args[IPSET_CB_ARG0] = i;
+		ipset_nest_end(skb, atd);
 	}
-	ipset_nest_end(skb, atd);
 out:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return ret;