diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index c3de3791cabd2..aae6ffebb413c 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -5556,7 +5556,6 @@ static int nf_tables_fill_setelem(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	const struct nft_set_ext *ext = nft_set_elem_ext(set, elem->priv);
 	unsigned char *b = skb_tail_pointer(skb);
 	struct nlattr *nest;
-	u64 timeout = 0;
 
 	nest = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, NFTA_LIST_ELEM);
 	if (nest == NULL)
@@ -5592,15 +5591,11 @@ static int nf_tables_fill_setelem(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		         htonl(*nft_set_ext_flags(ext))))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
-	if (nft_set_ext_exists(ext, NFT_SET_EXT_TIMEOUT)) {
-		timeout = *nft_set_ext_timeout(ext);
-		if (nla_put_be64(skb, NFTA_SET_ELEM_TIMEOUT,
-				 nf_jiffies64_to_msecs(timeout),
-				 NFTA_SET_ELEM_PAD))
-			goto nla_put_failure;
-	} else if (set->flags & NFT_SET_TIMEOUT) {
-		timeout = READ_ONCE(set->timeout);
-	}
+	if (nft_set_ext_exists(ext, NFT_SET_EXT_TIMEOUT) &&
+	    nla_put_be64(skb, NFTA_SET_ELEM_TIMEOUT,
+			 nf_jiffies64_to_msecs(*nft_set_ext_timeout(ext)),
+			 NFTA_SET_ELEM_PAD))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
 
 	if (nft_set_ext_exists(ext, NFT_SET_EXT_EXPIRATION)) {
 		u64 expires, now = get_jiffies_64();
@@ -5615,9 +5610,6 @@ static int nf_tables_fill_setelem(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				 nf_jiffies64_to_msecs(expires),
 				 NFTA_SET_ELEM_PAD))
 			goto nla_put_failure;
-
-		if (reset)
-			*nft_set_ext_expiration(ext) = now + timeout;
 	}
 
 	if (nft_set_ext_exists(ext, NFT_SET_EXT_USERDATA)) {