diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index d0ab5ffa1e2c..f91e96d8de05 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -3542,6 +3542,7 @@ static int nf_tables_set_alloc_name(struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 			continue;
 		if (!strcmp(set->name, i->name)) {
 			kfree(set->name);
+			set->name = NULL;
 			return -ENFILE;
 		}
 	}