diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_netlink.c
index 0ab2d7df6bc4..23f18f6a5535 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ ctnetlink_create_expect(struct nfattr *cda[])
 	err = ctnetlink_parse_tuple(cda, &tuple, CTA_EXPECT_TUPLE);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
-	err = ctnetlink_parse_tuple(cda, &tuple, CTA_EXPECT_MASK);
+	err = ctnetlink_parse_tuple(cda, &mask, CTA_EXPECT_MASK);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;