diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c b/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c
index 32cfd0a84b0e..8c16681884b7 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c
@@ -901,12 +901,14 @@ static void pipapo_lt_bits_adjust(struct nft_pipapo_field *f)
 static int pipapo_insert(struct nft_pipapo_field *f, const uint8_t *k,
 			 int mask_bits)
 {
-	int rule = f->rules++, group, ret, bit_offset = 0;
+	int rule = f->rules, group, ret, bit_offset = 0;
 
-	ret = pipapo_resize(f, f->rules - 1, f->rules);
+	ret = pipapo_resize(f, f->rules, f->rules + 1);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	f->rules++;
+
 	for (group = 0; group < f->groups; group++) {
 		int i, v;
 		u8 mask;
@@ -1051,7 +1053,9 @@ static int pipapo_expand(struct nft_pipapo_field *f,
 			step++;
 			if (step >= len) {
 				if (!masks) {
-					pipapo_insert(f, base, 0);
+					err = pipapo_insert(f, base, 0);
+					if (err < 0)
+						return err;
 					masks = 1;
 				}
 				goto out;
@@ -1234,6 +1238,9 @@ static int nft_pipapo_insert(const struct net *net, const struct nft_set *set,
 		else
 			ret = pipapo_expand(f, start, end, f->groups * f->bb);
 
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+
 		if (f->bsize > bsize_max)
 			bsize_max = f->bsize;