diff --git a/nfq/ipset.c b/nfq/ipset.c
index 7c7a4be..fec02ee 100644
--- a/nfq/ipset.c
+++ b/nfq/ipset.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static bool IpsetCheck_(const struct ipset_collection_head *ips, const struct ip
 
 bool IpsetCheck(const struct desync_profile *dp, const struct in_addr *ipv4, const struct in6_addr *ipv6)
 {
-	if (PROFILE_IPSETS_EMPTY(dp)) return true;
+	if (PROFILE_IPSETS_ABSENT(dp)) return true;
 	DLOG("* ipset check for profile %d\n",dp->n);
 	return IpsetCheck_(&dp->ips_collection,&dp->ips_collection_exclude,ipv4,ipv6);
 }
diff --git a/nfq/params.h b/nfq/params.h
index 46c16df..e6ff5a6 100644
--- a/nfq/params.h
+++ b/nfq/params.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ struct desync_profile
 	hostfail_pool *hostlist_auto_fail_counters;
 };
 
+#define PROFILE_IPSETS_ABSENT(dp) (!LIST_FIRST(&dp->ips_collection) && !LIST_FIRST(&dp->ips_collection_exclude))
 #define PROFILE_IPSETS_EMPTY(dp) (ipset_collection_is_empty(&dp->ips_collection) && ipset_collection_is_empty(&dp->ips_collection_exclude))
 #define PROFILE_HOSTLISTS_EMPTY(dp) (hostlist_collection_is_empty(&dp->hl_collection) && hostlist_collection_is_empty(&dp->hl_collection_exclude))
 
diff --git a/tpws/ipset.c b/tpws/ipset.c
index 6a8e4c9..4cce327 100644
--- a/tpws/ipset.c
+++ b/tpws/ipset.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static bool IpsetCheck_(const struct ipset_collection_head *ips, const struct ip
 
 bool IpsetCheck(const struct desync_profile *dp, const struct in_addr *ipv4, const struct in6_addr *ipv6)
 {
-	if (PROFILE_IPSETS_EMPTY(dp)) return true;
+	if (PROFILE_IPSETS_ABSENT(dp)) return true;
 	VPRINT("* ipset check for profile %d\n",dp->n);
 	return IpsetCheck_(&dp->ips_collection,&dp->ips_collection_exclude,ipv4,ipv6);
 }
diff --git a/tpws/params.h b/tpws/params.h
index 04ec7d9..4f30854 100644
--- a/tpws/params.h
+++ b/tpws/params.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ struct desync_profile
 	hostfail_pool *hostlist_auto_fail_counters;
 };
 
+#define PROFILE_IPSETS_ABSENT(dp) (!LIST_FIRST(&dp->ips_collection) && !LIST_FIRST(&dp->ips_collection_exclude))
 #define PROFILE_IPSETS_EMPTY(dp) (ipset_collection_is_empty(&dp->ips_collection) && ipset_collection_is_empty(&dp->ips_collection_exclude))
 #define PROFILE_HOSTLISTS_EMPTY(dp) (hostlist_collection_is_empty(&dp->hl_collection) && hostlist_collection_is_empty(&dp->hl_collection_exclude))