diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c
index e839c356b..902ff2f3b 100755
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c
@@ -547,6 +547,9 @@ list_set_cancel_gc(struct ip_set *set)
 
 	if (SET_WITH_TIMEOUT(set))
 		del_timer_sync(&map->gc);
+
+	/* Flush list to drop references to other ipsets */
+	list_set_flush(set);
 }
 
 static const struct ip_set_type_variant set_variant = {