diff --git a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_policy.c b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_policy.c
index fef19c6bcb98b89496c3e622041c77efd5ca9423..5d51a2af34c1a0edf334225326de78c384bbeb7c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_policy.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_policy.c
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static void xfrm4_dst_destroy(struct dst_entry *dst)
 
 	if (likely(xdst->u.rt.idev))
 		in_dev_put(xdst->u.rt.idev);
-	if (dst->xfrm->props.family == AF_INET && likely(xdst->u.rt.peer))
+	if (dst->xfrm && dst->xfrm->props.family == AF_INET && likely(xdst->u.rt.peer))
 		inet_putpeer(xdst->u.rt.peer);
 	xfrm_dst_destroy(xdst);
 }