diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index a00c4fe1ab0c..ad32085267a5 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);
 }