diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_inner.c b/net/netfilter/nft_inner.c
index eae7caeff316..809f0d0787ec 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_inner.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_inner.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static int nft_inner_parse_l2l3(const struct nft_inner *priv,
 			break;
 		case htons(ETH_P_8021Q):
 			veth = skb_header_pointer(pkt->skb, off, sizeof(_veth), &_veth);
-			if (!eth)
+			if (!veth)
 				return -1;
 
 			outer_llproto = veth->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto;