diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index f4bbddfbb..0bc92edb7 100755
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -5354,8 +5354,10 @@ static int nf_tables_getsetelem(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 
 	nla_for_each_nested(attr, nla[NFTA_SET_ELEM_LIST_ELEMENTS], rem) {
 		err = nft_get_set_elem(&ctx, set, attr);
-		if (err < 0)
+		if (err < 0) {
+			NL_SET_BAD_ATTR(extack, attr);
 			break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return err;
@@ -5848,8 +5850,10 @@ static int nf_tables_newsetelem(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 
 	nla_for_each_nested(attr, nla[NFTA_SET_ELEM_LIST_ELEMENTS], rem) {
 		err = nft_add_set_elem(&ctx, set, attr, nlh->nlmsg_flags);
-		if (err < 0)
+		if (err < 0) {
+			NL_SET_BAD_ATTR(extack, attr);
 			return err;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (nft_net->validate_state == NFT_VALIDATE_DO)
@@ -6058,9 +6062,10 @@ static int nf_tables_delsetelem(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
 
 	nla_for_each_nested(attr, nla[NFTA_SET_ELEM_LIST_ELEMENTS], rem) {
 		err = nft_del_setelem(&ctx, set, attr);
-		if (err < 0)
+		if (err < 0) {
+			NL_SET_BAD_ATTR(extack, attr);
 			break;
-
+		}
 		set->ndeact++;
 	}
 	return err;