diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.h
index 96ba5f7dcab6..349cefedc9f3 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.h
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ nf_conntrack_event_cache(enum ip_conntrack_events event, struct nf_conn *ct)
 	if (e == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	if (!(e->ctmask & (1 << event)))
-		return;
-
 	set_bit(event, &e->cache);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
index 5702de35e2bb..63a1b915a7e4 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ void nf_ct_deliver_cached_events(struct nf_conn *ct)
 		 * this does not harm and it happens very rarely. */
 		unsigned long missed = e->missed;
 
+		if (!((events | missed) & e->ctmask))
+			goto out_unlock;
+
 		ret = notify->fcn(events | missed, &item);
 		if (unlikely(ret < 0 || missed)) {
 			spin_lock_bh(&ct->lock);