diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 3cbf2573b9e9..6059a299004d 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -5917,7 +5917,7 @@ static void nft_map_catchall_activate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 
 	list_for_each_entry(catchall, &set->catchall_list, list) {
 		ext = nft_set_elem_ext(set, catchall->elem);
-		if (!nft_set_elem_active(ext, genmask))
+		if (nft_set_elem_active(ext, genmask))
 			continue;
 
 		nft_clear(ctx->net, ext);