diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 9a39cff34f99..421211eba838 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -9274,12 +9274,11 @@ void nft_trans_gc_queue_sync_done(struct nft_trans_gc *trans)
 struct nft_trans_gc *nft_trans_gc_catchall_async(struct nft_trans_gc *gc,
 						 unsigned int gc_seq)
 {
-	struct nft_set_elem_catchall *catchall, *next;
+	struct nft_set_elem_catchall *catchall;
 	const struct nft_set *set = gc->set;
-	struct nft_elem_priv *elem_priv;
 	struct nft_set_ext *ext;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(catchall, next, &set->catchall_list, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(catchall, &set->catchall_list, list) {
 		ext = nft_set_elem_ext(set, catchall->elem);
 
 		if (!nft_set_elem_expired(ext))
@@ -9293,17 +9292,7 @@ dead_elem:
 		if (!gc)
 			return NULL;
 
-		elem_priv = catchall->elem;
-		if (sync) {
-			struct nft_set_elem elem = {
-				.priv = elem_priv,
-			};
-
-			nft_setelem_data_deactivate(gc->net, gc->set, &elem);
-			nft_setelem_catchall_destroy(catchall);
-		}
-
-		nft_trans_gc_elem_add(gc, elem_priv);
+		nft_trans_gc_elem_add(gc, catchall->elem);
 	}
 
 	return gc;