diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
index 151ca95dd08d..363c7d510554 100644
--- a/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -1984,6 +1984,7 @@ static inline void xfrm_dev_state_free(struct xfrm_state *x)
 		if (dev->xfrmdev_ops->xdo_dev_state_free)
 			dev->xfrmdev_ops->xdo_dev_state_free(x);
 		xso->dev = NULL;
+		xso->type = XFRM_DEV_OFFLOAD_UNSPECIFIED;
 		netdev_put(dev, &xso->dev_tracker);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 49e63eea841d..bda5327bf34d 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -1324,12 +1324,8 @@ found:
 			struct xfrm_dev_offload *xso = &x->xso;
 
 			if (xso->type == XFRM_DEV_OFFLOAD_PACKET) {
-				xso->dev->xfrmdev_ops->xdo_dev_state_delete(x);
-				xso->dir = 0;
-				netdev_put(xso->dev, &xso->dev_tracker);
-				xso->dev = NULL;
-				xso->real_dev = NULL;
-				xso->type = XFRM_DEV_OFFLOAD_UNSPECIFIED;
+				xfrm_dev_state_delete(x);
+				xfrm_dev_state_free(x);
 			}
 #endif
 			x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;