diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_set_hash.c b/net/netfilter/nft_set_hash.c
index 8d5611634a56..f4da3677bdfc 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_set_hash.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_set_hash.c
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ static void *nft_hash_deactivate(const struct net *net,
 
 	hash = nft_jhash(set, priv, &this->ext);
 	hlist_for_each_entry(he, &priv->table[hash], node) {
-		if (!memcmp(nft_set_ext_key(&this->ext), &elem->key.val,
+		if (!memcmp(nft_set_ext_key(&he->ext), &elem->key.val,
 			    set->klen) &&
 		    nft_set_elem_active(&he->ext, genmask)) {
 			nft_set_elem_change_active(net, set, &he->ext);