diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
index d6111a2f0a23..004e645f3e18 100644
--- a/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -403,6 +403,11 @@ unsigned xfrm_spi_hash(xfrm_address_t *addr, u32 spi, u8 proto, unsigned short f
 
 extern void __xfrm_state_destroy(struct xfrm_state *);
 
+static inline void __xfrm_state_put(struct xfrm_state *x)
+{
+	atomic_dec(&x->refcnt);
+}
+
 static inline void xfrm_state_put(struct xfrm_state *x)
 {
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&x->refcnt))
diff --git a/net/key/af_key.c b/net/key/af_key.c
index ae86d237a456..b2d4d1dd2116 100644
--- a/net/key/af_key.c
+++ b/net/key/af_key.c
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ static int pfkey_add(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, struct sadb_msg *hdr,
 
 	if (err < 0) {
 		x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
-		xfrm_state_put(x);
+		__xfrm_state_put(x);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index e12d0be5f976..c656cbaf35e8 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -220,14 +220,14 @@ static int __xfrm_state_delete(struct xfrm_state *x)
 		x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
 		spin_lock(&xfrm_state_lock);
 		list_del(&x->bydst);
-		atomic_dec(&x->refcnt);
+		__xfrm_state_put(x);
 		if (x->id.spi) {
 			list_del(&x->byspi);
-			atomic_dec(&x->refcnt);
+			__xfrm_state_put(x);
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&xfrm_state_lock);
 		if (del_timer(&x->timer))
-			atomic_dec(&x->refcnt);
+			__xfrm_state_put(x);
 
 		/* The number two in this test is the reference
 		 * mentioned in the comment below plus the reference
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ static int __xfrm_state_delete(struct xfrm_state *x)
 		 * The xfrm_state_alloc call gives a reference, and that
 		 * is what we are dropping here.
 		 */
-		atomic_dec(&x->refcnt);
+		__xfrm_state_put(x);
 		err = 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index ac87a09ba83e..7de17559249a 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ static int xfrm_add_sa(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void **xfrma)
 
 	if (err < 0) {
 		x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
-		xfrm_state_put(x);
+		__xfrm_state_put(x);
 		goto out;
 	}