diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 721ef0f409b5..1ab19ca007de 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -2074,6 +2074,7 @@ static struct xfrm_state *xfrm_state_clone_and_setup(struct xfrm_state *orig,
 	return x;
 
  error:
+	x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
 	xfrm_state_put(x);
 out:
 	return NULL;
@@ -2163,6 +2164,7 @@ struct xfrm_state *xfrm_state_migrate(struct xfrm_state *x,
 
 	return xc;
 error:
+	xc->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
 	xfrm_state_put(xc);
 	return NULL;
 }