diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_timeout.h b/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_timeout.h
index bfb3531fd88a..7ad8ddf9ca8a 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_timeout.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_timeout.h
@@ -65,8 +65,14 @@ ip_set_timeout_set(unsigned long *timeout, u32 value)
 static inline u32
 ip_set_timeout_get(const unsigned long *timeout)
 {
-	return *timeout == IPSET_ELEM_PERMANENT ? 0 :
-		jiffies_to_msecs(*timeout - jiffies)/MSEC_PER_SEC;
+	u32 t;
+
+	if (*timeout == IPSET_ELEM_PERMANENT)
+		return 0;
+
+	t = jiffies_to_msecs(*timeout - jiffies)/MSEC_PER_SEC;
+	/* Zero value in userspace means no timeout */
+	return t == 0 ? 1 : t;
 }
 
 #endif	/* __KERNEL__ */