nft_set_elem_clear_busy(&he->ext);
 }
 
+static bool nft_hash_deactivate_one(const struct net *net,
+                                   const struct nft_set *set, void *priv)
+{
+       struct nft_hash_elem *he = priv;
+
+       if (!nft_set_elem_mark_busy(&he->ext) ||
+           !nft_is_active(net, &he->ext)) {
+               nft_set_elem_change_active(net, set, &he->ext);
+               return true;
+       }
+       return false;
+}
+
 static void *nft_hash_deactivate(const struct net *net,
                                 const struct nft_set *set,
                                 const struct nft_set_elem *elem)
 
        rcu_read_lock();
        he = rhashtable_lookup_fast(&priv->ht, &arg, nft_hash_params);
-       if (he != NULL) {
-               if (!nft_set_elem_mark_busy(&he->ext) ||
-                   !nft_is_active(net, &he->ext))
-                       nft_set_elem_change_active(net, set, &he->ext);
-               else
-                       he = NULL;
-       }
+       if (he != NULL &&
+           !nft_hash_deactivate_one(net, set, he))
+               he = NULL;
+
        rcu_read_unlock();
 
        return he;
 
        nft_set_elem_change_active(net, set, &rbe->ext);
 }
 
+static bool nft_rbtree_deactivate_one(const struct net *net,
+                                     const struct nft_set *set, void *priv)
+{
+       struct nft_rbtree_elem *rbe = priv;
+
+       nft_set_elem_change_active(net, set, &rbe->ext);
+       return true;
+}
+
 static void *nft_rbtree_deactivate(const struct net *net,
                                   const struct nft_set *set,
                                   const struct nft_set_elem *elem)
                                parent = parent->rb_right;
                                continue;
                        }
-                       nft_set_elem_change_active(net, set, &rbe->ext);
+                       nft_rbtree_deactivate_one(net, set, rbe);
                        return rbe;
                }
        }