diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_set_rbtree.c b/net/netfilter/nft_set_rbtree.c
index d600a566da324..7325bee7d1442 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_set_rbtree.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_set_rbtree.c
@@ -349,7 +349,11 @@ static int __nft_rbtree_insert(const struct net *net, const struct nft_set *set,
 				*ext = &rbe->ext;
 				return -EEXIST;
 			} else {
-				p = &parent->rb_left;
+				overlap = false;
+				if (nft_rbtree_interval_end(rbe))
+					p = &parent->rb_left;
+				else
+					p = &parent->rb_right;
 			}
 		}