diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
index 46ebee9400dab8..9a6b64779e644a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
@@ -1694,6 +1694,14 @@ call_ad(struct net *net, struct sock *ctnl, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	bool eexist = flags & IPSET_FLAG_EXIST, retried = false;
 
 	do {
+		if (retried) {
+			__ip_set_get(set);
+			nfnl_unlock(NFNL_SUBSYS_IPSET);
+			cond_resched();
+			nfnl_lock(NFNL_SUBSYS_IPSET);
+			__ip_set_put(set);
+		}
+
 		ip_set_lock(set);
 		ret = set->variant->uadt(set, tb, adt, &lineno, flags, retried);
 		ip_set_unlock(set);