mtype_expire(struct ip_set *set, struct htype *h, u8 nets_length, size_t dsize)
 {
        struct htable *t;
-       struct hbucket *n;
+       struct hbucket *n, *tmp;
        struct mtype_elem *data;
        u32 i, j, d;
 #ifdef IP_SET_HASH_WITH_NETS
                        }
                }
                if (d >= AHASH_INIT_SIZE) {
-                       struct hbucket *tmp = kzalloc(sizeof(*tmp) +
-                                       (n->size - AHASH_INIT_SIZE) * dsize,
-                                       GFP_ATOMIC);
+                       if (d >= n->size) {
+                               rcu_assign_pointer(hbucket(t, i), NULL);
+                               kfree_rcu(n, rcu);
+                               continue;
+                       }
+                       tmp = kzalloc(sizeof(*tmp) +
+                                     (n->size - AHASH_INIT_SIZE) * dsize,
+                                     GFP_ATOMIC);
                        if (!tmp)
                                /* Still try to delete expired elements */
                                continue;