diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index 8cafb3c0a4ac..a2e531bf4f97 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -1787,19 +1787,23 @@ void xfrm_policy_cache_flush(void)
 	put_online_cpus();
 }
 
-static bool xfrm_pol_dead(struct xfrm_dst *xdst)
+static bool xfrm_xdst_can_reuse(struct xfrm_dst *xdst,
+				struct xfrm_state * const xfrm[],
+				int num)
 {
-	unsigned int num_pols = xdst->num_pols;
-	unsigned int pol_dead = 0, i;
+	const struct dst_entry *dst = &xdst->u.dst;
+	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < num_pols; i++)
-		pol_dead |= xdst->pols[i]->walk.dead;
+	if (xdst->num_xfrms != num)
+		return false;
 
-	/* Mark DST_OBSOLETE_DEAD to fail the next xfrm_dst_check() */
-	if (pol_dead)
-		xdst->u.dst.obsolete = DST_OBSOLETE_DEAD;
+	for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+		if (!dst || dst->xfrm != xfrm[i])
+			return false;
+		dst = dst->child;
+	}
 
-	return pol_dead;
+	return xfrm_bundle_ok(xdst);
 }
 
 static struct xfrm_dst *
@@ -1813,19 +1817,6 @@ xfrm_resolve_and_create_bundle(struct xfrm_policy **pols, int num_pols,
 	struct dst_entry *dst;
 	int err;
 
-	xdst = this_cpu_read(xfrm_last_dst);
-	if (xdst &&
-	    xdst->u.dst.dev == dst_orig->dev &&
-	    xdst->num_pols == num_pols &&
-	    !xfrm_pol_dead(xdst) &&
-	    memcmp(xdst->pols, pols,
-		   sizeof(struct xfrm_policy *) * num_pols) == 0 &&
-	    xfrm_bundle_ok(xdst)) {
-		dst_hold(&xdst->u.dst);
-		return xdst;
-	}
-
-	old = xdst;
 	/* Try to instantiate a bundle */
 	err = xfrm_tmpl_resolve(pols, num_pols, fl, xfrm, family);
 	if (err <= 0) {
@@ -1834,6 +1825,21 @@ xfrm_resolve_and_create_bundle(struct xfrm_policy **pols, int num_pols,
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	}
 
+	xdst = this_cpu_read(xfrm_last_dst);
+	if (xdst &&
+	    xdst->u.dst.dev == dst_orig->dev &&
+	    xdst->num_pols == num_pols &&
+	    memcmp(xdst->pols, pols,
+		   sizeof(struct xfrm_policy *) * num_pols) == 0 &&
+	    xfrm_xdst_can_reuse(xdst, xfrm, err)) {
+		dst_hold(&xdst->u.dst);
+		while (err > 0)
+			xfrm_state_put(xfrm[--err]);
+		return xdst;
+	}
+
+	old = xdst;
+
 	dst = xfrm_bundle_create(pols[0], xfrm, err, fl, dst_orig);
 	if (IS_ERR(dst)) {
 		XFRM_INC_STATS(net, LINUX_MIB_XFRMOUTBUNDLEGENERROR);