diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index debea1c67701..c0a42989b982 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -9680,16 +9680,14 @@ void nft_trans_gc_queue_sync_done(struct nft_trans_gc *trans)
 	call_rcu(&trans->rcu, nft_trans_gc_trans_free);
 }
 
-static struct nft_trans_gc *nft_trans_gc_catchall(struct nft_trans_gc *gc,
-						  unsigned int gc_seq,
-						  bool sync)
+struct nft_trans_gc *nft_trans_gc_catchall_async(struct nft_trans_gc *gc,
+						 unsigned int gc_seq)
 {
-	struct nft_set_elem_catchall *catchall, *next;
+	struct nft_set_elem_catchall *catchall;
 	const struct nft_set *set = gc->set;
-	struct nft_elem_priv *elem_priv;
 	struct nft_set_ext *ext;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(catchall, next, &set->catchall_list, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(catchall, &set->catchall_list, list) {
 		ext = nft_set_elem_ext(set, catchall->elem);
 
 		if (!nft_set_elem_expired(ext))
@@ -9699,35 +9697,42 @@ static struct nft_trans_gc *nft_trans_gc_catchall(struct nft_trans_gc *gc,
 
 		nft_set_elem_dead(ext);
 dead_elem:
-		if (sync)
-			gc = nft_trans_gc_queue_sync(gc, GFP_ATOMIC);
-		else
-			gc = nft_trans_gc_queue_async(gc, gc_seq, GFP_ATOMIC);
-
+		gc = nft_trans_gc_queue_async(gc, gc_seq, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!gc)
 			return NULL;
 
-		elem_priv = catchall->elem;
-		if (sync) {
-			nft_setelem_data_deactivate(gc->net, gc->set, elem_priv);
-			nft_setelem_catchall_destroy(catchall);
-		}
-
-		nft_trans_gc_elem_add(gc, elem_priv);
+		nft_trans_gc_elem_add(gc, catchall->elem);
 	}
 
 	return gc;
 }
 
-struct nft_trans_gc *nft_trans_gc_catchall_async(struct nft_trans_gc *gc,
-						 unsigned int gc_seq)
-{
-	return nft_trans_gc_catchall(gc, gc_seq, false);
-}
-
 struct nft_trans_gc *nft_trans_gc_catchall_sync(struct nft_trans_gc *gc)
 {
-	return nft_trans_gc_catchall(gc, 0, true);
+	struct nft_set_elem_catchall *catchall, *next;
+	const struct nft_set *set = gc->set;
+	struct nft_elem_priv *elem_priv;
+	struct nft_set_ext *ext;
+
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!lockdep_commit_lock_is_held(gc->net));
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(catchall, next, &set->catchall_list, list) {
+		ext = nft_set_elem_ext(set, catchall->elem);
+
+		if (!nft_set_elem_expired(ext))
+			continue;
+
+		gc = nft_trans_gc_queue_sync(gc, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!gc)
+			return NULL;
+
+		elem_priv = catchall->elem;
+		nft_setelem_data_deactivate(gc->net, gc->set, elem_priv);
+		nft_setelem_catchall_destroy(catchall);
+		nft_trans_gc_elem_add(gc, elem_priv);
+	}
+
+	return gc;
 }
 
 static void nf_tables_module_autoload_cleanup(struct net *net)