diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_set_rbtree.c b/net/netfilter/nft_set_rbtree.c
index 12431b55752f..fbe1750f1ca2 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_set_rbtree.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_set_rbtree.c
@@ -1091,7 +1091,8 @@ static void nft_rbtree_commit(struct nft_set *set)
 		 * representation. Use next start element to complete this
 		 * interval.
 		 */
-		if (nft_rbtree_interval_start(rbe) &&
+		if (nft_set_is_anonymous(set) &&
+		    nft_rbtree_interval_start(rbe) &&
 		    nft_rbtree_interval_start(prev_rbe) &&
 		    priv->array_next->intervals[num_intervals].from)
 			priv->array_next->intervals[num_intervals++].to = &prev_rbe->ext;