diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index df10a2047bb0..c00a9495f345 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -4153,7 +4153,7 @@ int nf_msecs_to_jiffies64(const struct nlattr *nla, u64 *result)
 		return -ERANGE;
 
 	ms *= NSEC_PER_MSEC;
-	*result = nsecs_to_jiffies64(ms);
+	*result = nsecs_to_jiffies64(ms) ? : !!ms;
 	return 0;
 }