diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_set_bitmap.c b/net/netfilter/nft_set_bitmap.c
index 1cb2e67e6e03..6829a497b4cc 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_set_bitmap.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_set_bitmap.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ static bool nft_bitmap_lookup(const struct net *net, const struct nft_set *set,
 	u32 idx, off;
 
 	nft_bitmap_location(set, key, &idx, &off);
+	*ext = NULL;
 
 	return nft_bitmap_active(priv->bitmap, idx, off, genmask);
 }