diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index be4924aeaf0e..57affe22e0bd 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -6540,7 +6540,10 @@ static int nft_get_set_elem(struct nft_ctx *ctx, const struct nft_set *set,
 			return err;
 	}
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	err = nft_setelem_get(ctx, set, &elem, flags);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;