diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set.h b/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set.h
index e9f4f845d760..b98331572ad2 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set.h
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ enum {
 
 /* register and unregister set references */
 extern ip_set_id_t ip_set_get_byname(struct net *net,
-				     const char *name, struct ip_set **set);
+				     const struct nlattr *name, struct ip_set **set);
 extern void ip_set_put_byindex(struct net *net, ip_set_id_t index);
 extern void ip_set_name_byindex(struct net *net, ip_set_id_t index, char *name);
 extern ip_set_id_t ip_set_nfnl_get_byindex(struct net *net, ip_set_id_t index);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
index a2fe711cb5e3..d0c9fe59c67d 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ip_set_del);
  *
  */
 ip_set_id_t
-ip_set_get_byname(struct net *net, const char *name, struct ip_set **set)
+ip_set_get_byname(struct net *net, const struct nlattr *name, struct ip_set **set)
 {
 	ip_set_id_t i, index = IPSET_INVALID_ID;
 	struct ip_set *s;
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ ip_set_get_byname(struct net *net, const char *name, struct ip_set **set)
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (i = 0; i < inst->ip_set_max; i++) {
 		s = rcu_dereference(inst->ip_set_list)[i];
-		if (s && STRNCMP(s->name, name)) {
+		if (s && nla_strcmp(name, s->name) == 0) {
 			__ip_set_get(s);
 			index = i;
 			*set = s;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c
index 98b91b34c314..1cef84f15e8c 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ list_set_uadt(struct ip_set *set, struct nlattr *tb[],
 	ret = ip_set_get_extensions(set, tb, &ext);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	e.id = ip_set_get_byname(map->net, nla_data(tb[IPSET_ATTR_NAME]), &s);
+	e.id = ip_set_get_byname(map->net, tb[IPSET_ATTR_NAME], &s);
 	if (e.id == IPSET_INVALID_ID)
 		return -IPSET_ERR_NAME;
 	/* "Loop detection" */
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ list_set_uadt(struct ip_set *set, struct nlattr *tb[],
 
 	if (tb[IPSET_ATTR_NAMEREF]) {
 		e.refid = ip_set_get_byname(map->net,
-					    nla_data(tb[IPSET_ATTR_NAMEREF]),
+					    tb[IPSET_ATTR_NAMEREF],
 					    &s);
 		if (e.refid == IPSET_INVALID_ID) {
 			ret = -IPSET_ERR_NAMEREF;