diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index 6affe5cd85d8..53d8fabfa685 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -3593,6 +3593,8 @@ xfrm_policy *xfrm_in_fwd_icmp(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			return pol;
 
 		pol = xfrm_policy_lookup(net, &fl1, family, XFRM_POLICY_FWD, if_id);
+		if (IS_ERR(pol))
+			pol = NULL;
 	}
 
 	return pol;