diff --git a/include/linux/rhashtable.h b/include/linux/rhashtable.h
index c9df2527e0cd..668a21f04b09 100644
--- a/include/linux/rhashtable.h
+++ b/include/linux/rhashtable.h
@@ -766,8 +766,10 @@ slow_path:
 		if (!key ||
 		    (params.obj_cmpfn ?
 		     params.obj_cmpfn(&arg, rht_obj(ht, head)) :
-		     rhashtable_compare(&arg, rht_obj(ht, head))))
+		     rhashtable_compare(&arg, rht_obj(ht, head)))) {
+			pprev = &head->next;
 			continue;
+		}
 
 		data = rht_obj(ht, head);
 
diff --git a/lib/rhashtable.c b/lib/rhashtable.c
index 3825c30aaa36..47de025b6245 100644
--- a/lib/rhashtable.c
+++ b/lib/rhashtable.c
@@ -506,8 +506,10 @@ static void *rhashtable_lookup_one(struct rhashtable *ht,
 		if (!key ||
 		    (ht->p.obj_cmpfn ?
 		     ht->p.obj_cmpfn(&arg, rht_obj(ht, head)) :
-		     rhashtable_compare(&arg, rht_obj(ht, head))))
+		     rhashtable_compare(&arg, rht_obj(ht, head)))) {
+			pprev = &head->next;
 			continue;
+		}
 
 		if (!ht->rhlist)
 			return rht_obj(ht, head);