diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
index 902437dfbce7797023e36fc58fe85ce65f80e819..c9b0b2b5d672f120bb5ad757193192a68f64b149 100644
--- a/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -295,7 +295,8 @@ struct xfrm_replay {
 };
 
 struct xfrm_if_cb {
-	struct xfrm_if	*(*decode_session)(struct sk_buff *skb);
+	struct xfrm_if	*(*decode_session)(struct sk_buff *skb,
+					   unsigned short family);
 };
 
 void xfrm_if_register_cb(const struct xfrm_if_cb *ifcb);
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c
index dbb3c1945b5c911b5933f60b284015a91524c832..85fec98676d34abdee2524d7f0ea0fe24b8b6a9d 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c
@@ -70,17 +70,28 @@ static struct xfrm_if *xfrmi_lookup(struct net *net, struct xfrm_state *x)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static struct xfrm_if *xfrmi_decode_session(struct sk_buff *skb)
+static struct xfrm_if *xfrmi_decode_session(struct sk_buff *skb,
+					    unsigned short family)
 {
 	struct xfrmi_net *xfrmn;
-	int ifindex;
 	struct xfrm_if *xi;
+	int ifindex = 0;
 
 	if (!secpath_exists(skb) || !skb->dev)
 		return NULL;
 
+	switch (family) {
+	case AF_INET6:
+		ifindex = inet6_sdif(skb);
+		break;
+	case AF_INET:
+		ifindex = inet_sdif(skb);
+		break;
+	}
+	if (!ifindex)
+		ifindex = skb->dev->ifindex;
+
 	xfrmn = net_generic(xs_net(xfrm_input_state(skb)), xfrmi_net_id);
-	ifindex = skb->dev->ifindex;
 
 	for_each_xfrmi_rcu(xfrmn->xfrmi[0], xi) {
 		if (ifindex == xi->dev->ifindex &&
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index 8d1a898d0ba562a25e8d42b1692d62ba766b7353..a6b58df7a70f614084f38f3591592650db5829c7 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -3313,7 +3313,7 @@ int __xfrm_policy_check(struct sock *sk, int dir, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	ifcb = xfrm_if_get_cb();
 
 	if (ifcb) {
-		xi = ifcb->decode_session(skb);
+		xi = ifcb->decode_session(skb, family);
 		if (xi) {
 			if_id = xi->p.if_id;
 			net = xi->net;