diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index be4924aeaf0e..00af242b1e62 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -6628,6 +6628,7 @@ static int nf_tables_getsetelem(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	nla_for_each_nested(attr, nla[NFTA_SET_ELEM_LIST_ELEMENTS], rem) {
 		err = nft_get_set_elem(&dump_ctx.ctx, dump_ctx.set, attr, false);
 		if (err < 0) {
@@ -6635,6 +6636,7 @@ static int nf_tables_getsetelem(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return err;
 }