diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_compat.c b/net/netfilter/nft_compat.c
index 0480f57a4eb6c..9d6d6f60a80fc 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_compat.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_compat.c
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ nft_target_select_ops(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	family = ctx->afi->family;
 
 	/* Re-use the existing target if it's already loaded. */
-	list_for_each_entry(nft_target, &nft_match_list, head) {
+	list_for_each_entry(nft_target, &nft_target_list, head) {
 		struct xt_target *target = nft_target->ops.data;
 
 		if (strcmp(target->name, tg_name) == 0 &&