diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index 2bfbd9121e3b..b997f1395357 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@ static int xfrm_add_sa(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 
 	if (err < 0) {
 		x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
+		xfrm_dev_state_delete(x);
 		__xfrm_state_put(x);
 		goto out;
 	}