diff --git a/include/net/netns/xfrm.h b/include/net/netns/xfrm.h
index 23dd647fe024..b73983a17e08 100644
--- a/include/net/netns/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/netns/xfrm.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ struct netns_xfrm {
 	struct list_head	inexact_bins;
 
 
-	struct sock		*nlsk;
+	struct sock		__rcu *nlsk;
 	struct sock		*nlsk_stash;
 
 	u32			sysctl_aevent_etime;
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c
index 4ed346e682c7..dc1312ed5a09 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ int xfrm_input_unregister_afinfo(const struct xfrm_input_afinfo *afinfo)
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&xfrm_input_afinfo_lock);
 	if (likely(xfrm_input_afinfo[afinfo->is_ipip][afinfo->family])) {
-		if (unlikely(xfrm_input_afinfo[afinfo->is_ipip][afinfo->family] != afinfo))
+		const struct xfrm_input_afinfo *cur;
+
+		cur = rcu_access_pointer(xfrm_input_afinfo[afinfo->is_ipip][afinfo->family]);
+		if (unlikely(cur != afinfo))
 			err = -EINVAL;
 		else
 			RCU_INIT_POINTER(xfrm_input_afinfo[afinfo->is_ipip][afinfo->family], NULL);
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index 5428185196a1..66ac93e65264 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -4156,7 +4156,7 @@ void xfrm_policy_unregister_afinfo(const struct xfrm_policy_afinfo *afinfo)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(xfrm_policy_afinfo); i++) {
-		if (xfrm_policy_afinfo[i] != afinfo)
+		if (rcu_access_pointer(xfrm_policy_afinfo[i]) != afinfo)
 			continue;
 		RCU_INIT_POINTER(xfrm_policy_afinfo[i], NULL);
 		break;
@@ -4242,7 +4242,7 @@ static int __net_init xfrm_policy_init(struct net *net)
 		net->xfrm.policy_count[XFRM_POLICY_MAX + dir] = 0;
 
 		htab = &net->xfrm.policy_bydst[dir];
-		htab->table = xfrm_hash_alloc(sz);
+		rcu_assign_pointer(htab->table, xfrm_hash_alloc(sz));
 		if (!htab->table)
 			goto out_bydst;
 		htab->hmask = hmask;
@@ -4269,7 +4269,7 @@ out_bydst:
 		struct xfrm_policy_hash *htab;
 
 		htab = &net->xfrm.policy_bydst[dir];
-		xfrm_hash_free(htab->table, sz);
+		xfrm_hash_free(rcu_dereference_protected(htab->table, true), sz);
 	}
 	xfrm_hash_free(net->xfrm.policy_byidx, sz);
 out_byidx:
@@ -4295,8 +4295,8 @@ static void xfrm_policy_fini(struct net *net)
 
 		htab = &net->xfrm.policy_bydst[dir];
 		sz = (htab->hmask + 1) * sizeof(struct hlist_head);
-		WARN_ON(!hlist_empty(htab->table));
-		xfrm_hash_free(htab->table, sz);
+		WARN_ON(!hlist_empty(rcu_dereference_protected(htab->table, true)));
+		xfrm_hash_free(rcu_dereference_protected(htab->table, true), sz);
 	}
 
 	sz = (net->xfrm.policy_idx_hmask + 1) * sizeof(struct hlist_head);
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index a00c4fe1ab0c..1748d374abca 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static DECLARE_WORK(xfrm_state_gc_work, xfrm_state_gc_task);
 static HLIST_HEAD(xfrm_state_gc_list);
 static HLIST_HEAD(xfrm_state_dev_gc_list);
 
-static inline bool xfrm_state_hold_rcu(struct xfrm_state __rcu *x)
+static inline bool xfrm_state_hold_rcu(struct xfrm_state *x)
 {
 	return refcount_inc_not_zero(&x->refcnt);
 }
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ xfrm_state_flush_secctx_check(struct net *net, u8 proto, bool task_valid)
 	for (i = 0; i <= net->xfrm.state_hmask; i++) {
 		struct xfrm_state *x;
 
-		hlist_for_each_entry(x, net->xfrm.state_bydst+i, bydst) {
+		hlist_for_each_entry(x, xfrm_state_deref_prot(net->xfrm.state_bydst, net) + i, bydst) {
 			if (xfrm_id_proto_match(x->id.proto, proto) &&
 			   (err = security_xfrm_state_delete(x)) != 0) {
 				xfrm_audit_state_delete(x, 0, task_valid);
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ xfrm_dev_state_flush_secctx_check(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev, bool
 		struct xfrm_state *x;
 		struct xfrm_dev_offload *xso;
 
-		hlist_for_each_entry(x, net->xfrm.state_bydst+i, bydst) {
+		hlist_for_each_entry(x, xfrm_state_deref_prot(net->xfrm.state_bydst, net) + i, bydst) {
 			xso = &x->xso;
 
 			if (xso->dev == dev &&
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ int xfrm_state_flush(struct net *net, u8 proto, bool task_valid)
 	for (i = 0; i <= net->xfrm.state_hmask; i++) {
 		struct xfrm_state *x;
 restart:
-		hlist_for_each_entry(x, net->xfrm.state_bydst+i, bydst) {
+		hlist_for_each_entry(x, xfrm_state_deref_prot(net->xfrm.state_bydst, net) + i, bydst) {
 			if (!xfrm_state_kern(x) &&
 			    xfrm_id_proto_match(x->id.proto, proto)) {
 				xfrm_state_hold(x);
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ int xfrm_dev_state_flush(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev, bool task_vali
 	err = -ESRCH;
 	for (i = 0; i <= net->xfrm.state_hmask; i++) {
 restart:
-		hlist_for_each_entry(x, net->xfrm.state_bydst+i, bydst) {
+		hlist_for_each_entry(x, xfrm_state_deref_prot(net->xfrm.state_bydst, net) + i, bydst) {
 			xso = &x->xso;
 
 			if (!xfrm_state_kern(x) && xso->dev == dev) {
@@ -1563,23 +1563,23 @@ found:
 			list_add(&x->km.all, &net->xfrm.state_all);
 			h = xfrm_dst_hash(net, daddr, saddr, tmpl->reqid, encap_family);
 			XFRM_STATE_INSERT(bydst, &x->bydst,
-					  net->xfrm.state_bydst + h,
+					  xfrm_state_deref_prot(net->xfrm.state_bydst, net) + h,
 					  x->xso.type);
 			h = xfrm_src_hash(net, daddr, saddr, encap_family);
 			XFRM_STATE_INSERT(bysrc, &x->bysrc,
-					  net->xfrm.state_bysrc + h,
+					  xfrm_state_deref_prot(net->xfrm.state_bysrc, net) + h,
 					  x->xso.type);
 			INIT_HLIST_NODE(&x->state_cache);
 			if (x->id.spi) {
 				h = xfrm_spi_hash(net, &x->id.daddr, x->id.spi, x->id.proto, encap_family);
 				XFRM_STATE_INSERT(byspi, &x->byspi,
-						  net->xfrm.state_byspi + h,
+						  xfrm_state_deref_prot(net->xfrm.state_byspi, net) + h,
 						  x->xso.type);
 			}
 			if (x->km.seq) {
 				h = xfrm_seq_hash(net, x->km.seq);
 				XFRM_STATE_INSERT(byseq, &x->byseq,
-						  net->xfrm.state_byseq + h,
+						  xfrm_state_deref_prot(net->xfrm.state_byseq, net) + h,
 						  x->xso.type);
 			}
 			x->lft.hard_add_expires_seconds = net->xfrm.sysctl_acq_expires;
@@ -1652,7 +1652,7 @@ xfrm_stateonly_find(struct net *net, u32 mark, u32 if_id,
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 	h = xfrm_dst_hash(net, daddr, saddr, reqid, family);
-	hlist_for_each_entry(x, net->xfrm.state_bydst+h, bydst) {
+	hlist_for_each_entry(x, xfrm_state_deref_prot(net->xfrm.state_bydst, net) + h, bydst) {
 		if (x->props.family == family &&
 		    x->props.reqid == reqid &&
 		    (mark & x->mark.m) == x->mark.v &&
@@ -1703,18 +1703,12 @@ static struct xfrm_state *xfrm_state_lookup_spi_proto(struct net *net, __be32 sp
 	struct xfrm_state *x;
 	unsigned int i;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (i = 0; i <= net->xfrm.state_hmask; i++) {
-		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(x, &net->xfrm.state_byspi[i], byspi) {
-			if (x->id.spi == spi && x->id.proto == proto) {
-				if (!xfrm_state_hold_rcu(x))
-					continue;
-				rcu_read_unlock();
+		hlist_for_each_entry(x, xfrm_state_deref_prot(net->xfrm.state_byspi, net) + i, byspi) {
+			if (x->id.spi == spi && x->id.proto == proto)
 				return x;
-			}
 		}
 	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -1730,25 +1724,29 @@ static void __xfrm_state_insert(struct xfrm_state *x)
 
 	h = xfrm_dst_hash(net, &x->id.daddr, &x->props.saddr,
 			  x->props.reqid, x->props.family);
-	XFRM_STATE_INSERT(bydst, &x->bydst, net->xfrm.state_bydst + h,
+	XFRM_STATE_INSERT(bydst, &x->bydst,
+			  xfrm_state_deref_prot(net->xfrm.state_bydst, net) + h,
 			  x->xso.type);
 
 	h = xfrm_src_hash(net, &x->id.daddr, &x->props.saddr, x->props.family);
-	XFRM_STATE_INSERT(bysrc, &x->bysrc, net->xfrm.state_bysrc + h,
+	XFRM_STATE_INSERT(bysrc, &x->bysrc,
+			  xfrm_state_deref_prot(net->xfrm.state_bysrc, net) + h,
 			  x->xso.type);
 
 	if (x->id.spi) {
 		h = xfrm_spi_hash(net, &x->id.daddr, x->id.spi, x->id.proto,
 				  x->props.family);
 
-		XFRM_STATE_INSERT(byspi, &x->byspi, net->xfrm.state_byspi + h,
+		XFRM_STATE_INSERT(byspi, &x->byspi,
+				  xfrm_state_deref_prot(net->xfrm.state_byspi, net) + h,
 				  x->xso.type);
 	}
 
 	if (x->km.seq) {
 		h = xfrm_seq_hash(net, x->km.seq);
 
-		XFRM_STATE_INSERT(byseq, &x->byseq, net->xfrm.state_byseq + h,
+		XFRM_STATE_INSERT(byseq, &x->byseq,
+				  xfrm_state_deref_prot(net->xfrm.state_byseq, net) + h,
 				  x->xso.type);
 	}
 
@@ -1775,7 +1773,7 @@ static void __xfrm_state_bump_genids(struct xfrm_state *xnew)
 	u32 cpu_id = xnew->pcpu_num;
 
 	h = xfrm_dst_hash(net, &xnew->id.daddr, &xnew->props.saddr, reqid, family);
-	hlist_for_each_entry(x, net->xfrm.state_bydst+h, bydst) {
+	hlist_for_each_entry(x, xfrm_state_deref_prot(net->xfrm.state_bydst, net) + h, bydst) {
 		if (x->props.family	== family &&
 		    x->props.reqid	== reqid &&
 		    x->if_id		== if_id &&
@@ -1811,7 +1809,7 @@ static struct xfrm_state *__find_acq_core(struct net *net,
 	struct xfrm_state *x;
 	u32 mark = m->v & m->m;
 
-	hlist_for_each_entry(x, net->xfrm.state_bydst+h, bydst) {
+	hlist_for_each_entry(x, xfrm_state_deref_prot(net->xfrm.state_bydst, net) + h, bydst) {
 		if (x->props.reqid  != reqid ||
 		    x->props.mode   != mode ||
 		    x->props.family != family ||
@@ -1868,10 +1866,12 @@ static struct xfrm_state *__find_acq_core(struct net *net,
 			      ktime_set(net->xfrm.sysctl_acq_expires, 0),
 			      HRTIMER_MODE_REL_SOFT);
 		list_add(&x->km.all, &net->xfrm.state_all);
-		XFRM_STATE_INSERT(bydst, &x->bydst, net->xfrm.state_bydst + h,
+		XFRM_STATE_INSERT(bydst, &x->bydst,
+				  xfrm_state_deref_prot(net->xfrm.state_bydst, net) + h,
 				  x->xso.type);
 		h = xfrm_src_hash(net, daddr, saddr, family);
-		XFRM_STATE_INSERT(bysrc, &x->bysrc, net->xfrm.state_bysrc + h,
+		XFRM_STATE_INSERT(bysrc, &x->bysrc,
+				  xfrm_state_deref_prot(net->xfrm.state_bysrc, net) + h,
 				  x->xso.type);
 
 		net->xfrm.state_num++;
@@ -2091,7 +2091,7 @@ struct xfrm_state *xfrm_migrate_state_find(struct xfrm_migrate *m, struct net *n
 	if (m->reqid) {
 		h = xfrm_dst_hash(net, &m->old_daddr, &m->old_saddr,
 				  m->reqid, m->old_family);
-		hlist_for_each_entry(x, net->xfrm.state_bydst+h, bydst) {
+		hlist_for_each_entry(x, xfrm_state_deref_prot(net->xfrm.state_bydst, net) + h, bydst) {
 			if (x->props.mode != m->mode ||
 			    x->id.proto != m->proto)
 				continue;
@@ -2110,7 +2110,7 @@ struct xfrm_state *xfrm_migrate_state_find(struct xfrm_migrate *m, struct net *n
 	} else {
 		h = xfrm_src_hash(net, &m->old_daddr, &m->old_saddr,
 				  m->old_family);
-		hlist_for_each_entry(x, net->xfrm.state_bysrc+h, bysrc) {
+		hlist_for_each_entry(x, xfrm_state_deref_prot(net->xfrm.state_bysrc, net) + h, bysrc) {
 			if (x->props.mode != m->mode ||
 			    x->id.proto != m->proto)
 				continue;
@@ -2313,7 +2313,7 @@ void xfrm_state_update_stats(struct net *net)
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 	for (i = 0; i <= net->xfrm.state_hmask; i++) {
-		hlist_for_each_entry(x, net->xfrm.state_bydst + i, bydst)
+		hlist_for_each_entry(x, xfrm_state_deref_prot(net->xfrm.state_bydst, net) + i, bydst)
 			xfrm_dev_state_update_stats(x);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
@@ -2504,7 +2504,7 @@ static struct xfrm_state *__xfrm_find_acq_byseq(struct net *net, u32 mark, u32 s
 	unsigned int h = xfrm_seq_hash(net, seq);
 	struct xfrm_state *x;
 
-	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(x, net->xfrm.state_byseq + h, byseq) {
+	hlist_for_each_entry(x, xfrm_state_deref_prot(net->xfrm.state_byseq, net) + h, byseq) {
 		if (x->km.seq == seq &&
 		    (mark & x->mark.m) == x->mark.v &&
 		    x->pcpu_num == pcpu_num &&
@@ -2603,12 +2603,13 @@ int xfrm_alloc_spi(struct xfrm_state *x, u32 low, u32 high,
 		if (!x0) {
 			x->id.spi = newspi;
 			h = xfrm_spi_hash(net, &x->id.daddr, newspi, x->id.proto, x->props.family);
-			XFRM_STATE_INSERT(byspi, &x->byspi, net->xfrm.state_byspi + h, x->xso.type);
+			XFRM_STATE_INSERT(byspi, &x->byspi,
+					  xfrm_state_deref_prot(net->xfrm.state_byspi, net) + h,
+					  x->xso.type);
 			spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 			err = 0;
 			goto unlock;
 		}
-		xfrm_state_put(x0);
 		spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 
 next:
@@ -3259,6 +3260,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(xfrm_init_state);
 
 int __net_init xfrm_state_init(struct net *net)
 {
+	struct hlist_head *ndst, *nsrc, *nspi, *nseq;
 	unsigned int sz;
 
 	if (net_eq(net, &init_net))
@@ -3269,18 +3271,25 @@ int __net_init xfrm_state_init(struct net *net)
 
 	sz = sizeof(struct hlist_head) * 8;
 
-	net->xfrm.state_bydst = xfrm_hash_alloc(sz);
-	if (!net->xfrm.state_bydst)
+	ndst = xfrm_hash_alloc(sz);
+	if (!ndst)
 		goto out_bydst;
-	net->xfrm.state_bysrc = xfrm_hash_alloc(sz);
-	if (!net->xfrm.state_bysrc)
+	rcu_assign_pointer(net->xfrm.state_bydst, ndst);
+
+	nsrc = xfrm_hash_alloc(sz);
+	if (!nsrc)
 		goto out_bysrc;
-	net->xfrm.state_byspi = xfrm_hash_alloc(sz);
-	if (!net->xfrm.state_byspi)
+	rcu_assign_pointer(net->xfrm.state_bysrc, nsrc);
+
+	nspi = xfrm_hash_alloc(sz);
+	if (!nspi)
 		goto out_byspi;
-	net->xfrm.state_byseq = xfrm_hash_alloc(sz);
-	if (!net->xfrm.state_byseq)
+	rcu_assign_pointer(net->xfrm.state_byspi, nspi);
+
+	nseq = xfrm_hash_alloc(sz);
+	if (!nseq)
 		goto out_byseq;
+	rcu_assign_pointer(net->xfrm.state_byseq, nseq);
 
 	net->xfrm.state_cache_input = alloc_percpu(struct hlist_head);
 	if (!net->xfrm.state_cache_input)
@@ -3296,17 +3305,19 @@ int __net_init xfrm_state_init(struct net *net)
 	return 0;
 
 out_state_cache_input:
-	xfrm_hash_free(net->xfrm.state_byseq, sz);
+	xfrm_hash_free(nseq, sz);
 out_byseq:
-	xfrm_hash_free(net->xfrm.state_byspi, sz);
+	xfrm_hash_free(nspi, sz);
 out_byspi:
-	xfrm_hash_free(net->xfrm.state_bysrc, sz);
+	xfrm_hash_free(nsrc, sz);
 out_bysrc:
-	xfrm_hash_free(net->xfrm.state_bydst, sz);
+	xfrm_hash_free(ndst, sz);
 out_bydst:
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
+#define xfrm_state_deref_netexit(table) \
+	rcu_dereference_protected((table), true /* netns is going away */)
 void xfrm_state_fini(struct net *net)
 {
 	unsigned int sz;
@@ -3319,17 +3330,17 @@ void xfrm_state_fini(struct net *net)
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&net->xfrm.state_all));
 
 	for (i = 0; i <= net->xfrm.state_hmask; i++) {
-		WARN_ON(!hlist_empty(net->xfrm.state_byseq + i));
-		WARN_ON(!hlist_empty(net->xfrm.state_byspi + i));
-		WARN_ON(!hlist_empty(net->xfrm.state_bysrc + i));
-		WARN_ON(!hlist_empty(net->xfrm.state_bydst + i));
+		WARN_ON(!hlist_empty(xfrm_state_deref_netexit(net->xfrm.state_byseq) + i));
+		WARN_ON(!hlist_empty(xfrm_state_deref_netexit(net->xfrm.state_byspi) + i));
+		WARN_ON(!hlist_empty(xfrm_state_deref_netexit(net->xfrm.state_bysrc) + i));
+		WARN_ON(!hlist_empty(xfrm_state_deref_netexit(net->xfrm.state_bydst) + i));
 	}
 
 	sz = (net->xfrm.state_hmask + 1) * sizeof(struct hlist_head);
-	xfrm_hash_free(net->xfrm.state_byseq, sz);
-	xfrm_hash_free(net->xfrm.state_byspi, sz);
-	xfrm_hash_free(net->xfrm.state_bysrc, sz);
-	xfrm_hash_free(net->xfrm.state_bydst, sz);
+	xfrm_hash_free(xfrm_state_deref_netexit(net->xfrm.state_byseq), sz);
+	xfrm_hash_free(xfrm_state_deref_netexit(net->xfrm.state_byspi), sz);
+	xfrm_hash_free(xfrm_state_deref_netexit(net->xfrm.state_bysrc), sz);
+	xfrm_hash_free(xfrm_state_deref_netexit(net->xfrm.state_bydst), sz);
 	free_percpu(net->xfrm.state_cache_input);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index 4dd8341225bc..1656b487f833 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@
 #endif
 #include <linux/unaligned.h>
 
+static struct sock *xfrm_net_nlsk(const struct net *net, const struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	/* get the source of this request, see netlink_unicast_kernel */
+	const struct sock *sk = NETLINK_CB(skb).sk;
+
+	/* sk is refcounted, the netns stays alive and nlsk with it */
+	return rcu_dereference_protected(net->xfrm.nlsk, sk->sk_net_refcnt);
+}
+
 static int verify_one_alg(struct nlattr **attrs, enum xfrm_attr_type_t type,
 			  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
@@ -1727,7 +1736,7 @@ static int xfrm_get_spdinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	err = build_spdinfo(r_skb, net, sportid, seq, *flags);
 	BUG_ON(err < 0);
 
-	return nlmsg_unicast(net->xfrm.nlsk, r_skb, sportid);
+	return nlmsg_unicast(xfrm_net_nlsk(net, skb), r_skb, sportid);
 }
 
 static inline unsigned int xfrm_sadinfo_msgsize(void)
@@ -1787,7 +1796,7 @@ static int xfrm_get_sadinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	err = build_sadinfo(r_skb, net, sportid, seq, *flags);
 	BUG_ON(err < 0);
 
-	return nlmsg_unicast(net->xfrm.nlsk, r_skb, sportid);
+	return nlmsg_unicast(xfrm_net_nlsk(net, skb), r_skb, sportid);
 }
 
 static int xfrm_get_sa(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
@@ -1807,7 +1816,7 @@ static int xfrm_get_sa(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	if (IS_ERR(resp_skb)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(resp_skb);
 	} else {
-		err = nlmsg_unicast(net->xfrm.nlsk, resp_skb, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid);
+		err = nlmsg_unicast(xfrm_net_nlsk(net, skb), resp_skb, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid);
 	}
 	xfrm_state_put(x);
 out_noput:
@@ -1898,7 +1907,7 @@ static int xfrm_alloc_userspi(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = nlmsg_unicast(net->xfrm.nlsk, resp_skb, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid);
+	err = nlmsg_unicast(xfrm_net_nlsk(net, skb), resp_skb, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid);
 
 out:
 	xfrm_state_put(x);
@@ -2543,7 +2552,7 @@ static int xfrm_get_default(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	r_up->out = net->xfrm.policy_default[XFRM_POLICY_OUT];
 	nlmsg_end(r_skb, r_nlh);
 
-	return nlmsg_unicast(net->xfrm.nlsk, r_skb, portid);
+	return nlmsg_unicast(xfrm_net_nlsk(net, skb), r_skb, portid);
 }
 
 static int xfrm_get_policy(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
@@ -2609,7 +2618,7 @@ static int xfrm_get_policy(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 		if (IS_ERR(resp_skb)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(resp_skb);
 		} else {
-			err = nlmsg_unicast(net->xfrm.nlsk, resp_skb,
+			err = nlmsg_unicast(xfrm_net_nlsk(net, skb), resp_skb,
 					    NETLINK_CB(skb).portid);
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -2782,7 +2791,7 @@ static int xfrm_get_ae(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	err = build_aevent(r_skb, x, &c);
 	BUG_ON(err < 0);
 
-	err = nlmsg_unicast(net->xfrm.nlsk, r_skb, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid);
+	err = nlmsg_unicast(xfrm_net_nlsk(net, skb), r_skb, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
 	xfrm_state_put(x);
 	return err;
@@ -3486,7 +3495,7 @@ static int xfrm_user_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 			goto err;
 		}
 
-		err = netlink_dump_start(net->xfrm.nlsk, skb, nlh, &c);
+		err = netlink_dump_start(xfrm_net_nlsk(net, skb), skb, nlh, &c);
 		goto err;
 	}