diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index 4b98b25793c5..1d5c7bf29938 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ static struct xfrm_policy *__xfrm_policy_unlink(struct xfrm_policy *pol,
 	if (hlist_unhashed(&pol->bydst))
 		return NULL;
 
-	hlist_del(&pol->bydst);
+	hlist_del_init(&pol->bydst);
 	hlist_del(&pol->byidx);
 	list_del(&pol->walk.all);
 	net->xfrm.policy_count[dir]--;