diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 17d5b96f2fc8b6d8b7f290abbd67906526393a53..71f8f33d637be01adf37fb66debb55ae9ba238dc 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(xfrm_state_lock);
 
 static unsigned int xfrm_state_hashmax __read_mostly = 1 * 1024 * 1024;
-static unsigned int xfrm_state_genid;
 
 static struct xfrm_state_afinfo *xfrm_state_get_afinfo(unsigned int family);
 static void xfrm_state_put_afinfo(struct xfrm_state_afinfo *afinfo);
@@ -923,8 +922,6 @@ static void __xfrm_state_insert(struct xfrm_state *x)
 	struct net *net = xs_net(x);
 	unsigned int h;
 
-	x->genid = ++xfrm_state_genid;
-
 	list_add(&x->km.all, &net->xfrm.state_all);
 
 	h = xfrm_dst_hash(net, &x->id.daddr, &x->props.saddr,
@@ -970,7 +967,7 @@ static void __xfrm_state_bump_genids(struct xfrm_state *xnew)
 		    (mark & x->mark.m) == x->mark.v &&
 		    !xfrm_addr_cmp(&x->id.daddr, &xnew->id.daddr, family) &&
 		    !xfrm_addr_cmp(&x->props.saddr, &xnew->props.saddr, family))
-			x->genid = xfrm_state_genid;
+			x->genid++;
 	}
 }