diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c b/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c
index 92b108e3000eb..3b5c3919fff9c 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c
@@ -1698,6 +1698,17 @@ static void nft_pipapo_commit(const struct nft_set *set)
 	priv->clone = new_clone;
 }
 
+static bool nft_pipapo_transaction_mutex_held(const struct nft_set *set)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING
+	const struct net *net = read_pnet(&set->net);
+
+	return lockdep_is_held(&nft_pernet(net)->commit_mutex);
+#else
+	return true;
+#endif
+}
+
 static void nft_pipapo_abort(const struct nft_set *set)
 {
 	struct nft_pipapo *priv = nft_set_priv(set);
@@ -1706,7 +1717,7 @@ static void nft_pipapo_abort(const struct nft_set *set)
 	if (!priv->dirty)
 		return;
 
-	m = rcu_dereference(priv->match);
+	m = rcu_dereference_protected(priv->match, nft_pipapo_transaction_mutex_held(set));
 
 	new_clone = pipapo_clone(m);
 	if (IS_ERR(new_clone))