diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c
index ca3ef9479e83..0bc2370773af 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c
@@ -301,9 +301,12 @@ list_set_uadd(struct ip_set *set, void *value, const struct ip_set_ext *ext,
 	e->set = set;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&e->list);
 	list_set_init_extensions(set, ext, e);
-	if (n)
+	if (n) {
 		list_set_replace(set, e, n);
-	else if (next)
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (next)
 		list_add_tail_rcu(&e->list, &next->list);
 	else if (prev)
 		list_add_rcu(&e->list, &prev->list);