diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 27192b11be43..f28cbe249c05 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -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;
 }
 
@@ -2616,7 +2610,6 @@ int xfrm_alloc_spi(struct xfrm_state *x, u32 low, u32 high,
 			err = 0;
 			goto unlock;
 		}
-		xfrm_state_put(x0);
 		spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 
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