diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 60936bca3181..85b549e84104 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -4614,7 +4614,7 @@ static int nf_tables_dump_obj(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 				if (idx > s_idx)
 					memset(&cb->args[1], 0,
 					       sizeof(cb->args) - sizeof(cb->args[0]));
-				if (filter && filter->table[0] &&
+				if (filter && filter->table &&
 				    strcmp(filter->table, table->name))
 					goto cont;
 				if (filter &&