diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index bc4fd74..9d30f73 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
 	if (err < 0) {
 		x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
 		xfrm_state_put(x);
-		return err;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	c.seq = nlh->nlmsg_seq;
@@ -304,8 +304,8 @@
 	c.event = nlh->nlmsg_type;
 
 	km_state_notify(x, &c);
+out:
 	xfrm_state_put(x);
-
 	return err;
 }