diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue_core.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue_core.c
index 0b98c7420239..bec7c60fe4d0 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue_core.c
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ static int seq_show(struct seq_file *s, void *v)
 		   inst->copy_mode, inst->copy_range,
 		   inst->queue_dropped, inst->queue_user_dropped,
 		   inst->id_sequence, 1);
-	return seq_has_overflowed(s);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct seq_operations nfqnl_seq_ops = {
diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index 51a459c3c649..83032464a4bd 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -947,11 +947,9 @@ static int xt_table_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 {
 	struct xt_table *table = list_entry(v, struct xt_table, list);
 
-	if (strlen(table->name)) {
+	if (*table->name)
 		seq_printf(seq, "%s\n", table->name);
-		return seq_has_overflowed(seq);
-	} else
-		return 0;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct seq_operations xt_table_seq_ops = {
@@ -1087,10 +1085,8 @@ static int xt_match_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 		if (trav->curr == trav->head)
 			return 0;
 		match = list_entry(trav->curr, struct xt_match, list);
-		if (*match->name == '\0')
-			return 0;
-		seq_printf(seq, "%s\n", match->name);
-		return seq_has_overflowed(seq);
+		if (*match->name)
+			seq_printf(seq, "%s\n", match->name);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1142,10 +1138,8 @@ static int xt_target_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 		if (trav->curr == trav->head)
 			return 0;
 		target = list_entry(trav->curr, struct xt_target, list);
-		if (*target->name == '\0')
-			return 0;
-		seq_printf(seq, "%s\n", target->name);
-		return seq_has_overflowed(seq);
+		if (*target->name)
+			seq_printf(seq, "%s\n", target->name);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }