diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 8746ff9a8357..b35ba833e13c 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -3218,6 +3218,7 @@ static int nft_del_setelem(struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 	if (set->flags & NFT_SET_MAP)
 		nft_data_uninit(&elem.data, set->dtype);
 
+	return 0;
 err2:
 	nft_data_uninit(&elem.key, desc.type);
 err1: