diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
index 0a8d70d1691886e7ace4747c739cb8d66db48638..62ca62177bc63c71ea28d6fc2f7717773a70cc80 100644
--- a/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ secpath_put(struct sec_path *sp)
 }
 
 struct sec_path *secpath_dup(struct sec_path *src);
-int secpath_set(struct sk_buff *skb);
+struct sec_path *secpath_set(struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 static inline void
 secpath_reset(struct sk_buff *skb)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/esp4_offload.c b/net/ipv4/esp4_offload.c
index 58834a10c0be77b3d301169f505dcdc7896dd3f4..19bd22aa05f9006960de55500daa85942e4f7d58 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/esp4_offload.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/esp4_offload.c
@@ -46,11 +46,12 @@ static struct sk_buff *esp4_gro_receive(struct list_head *head,
 
 	xo = xfrm_offload(skb);
 	if (!xo || !(xo->flags & CRYPTO_DONE)) {
-		err = secpath_set(skb);
-		if (err)
+		struct sec_path *sp = secpath_set(skb);
+
+		if (!sp)
 			goto out;
 
-		if (skb->sp->len == XFRM_MAX_DEPTH)
+		if (sp->len == XFRM_MAX_DEPTH)
 			goto out;
 
 		x = xfrm_state_lookup(dev_net(skb->dev), skb->mark,
@@ -59,8 +60,8 @@ static struct sk_buff *esp4_gro_receive(struct list_head *head,
 		if (!x)
 			goto out;
 
-		skb->sp->xvec[skb->sp->len++] = x;
-		skb->sp->olen++;
+		sp->xvec[sp->len++] = x;
+		sp->olen++;
 
 		xo = xfrm_offload(skb);
 		if (!xo) {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/esp6_offload.c b/net/ipv6/esp6_offload.c
index 6177e217117189d1b9d422958618443c3e4a0f7f..01a97f5dfa4e285cd46cd7ee3f9279fb6cbf4cb6 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/esp6_offload.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/esp6_offload.c
@@ -68,11 +68,12 @@ static struct sk_buff *esp6_gro_receive(struct list_head *head,
 
 	xo = xfrm_offload(skb);
 	if (!xo || !(xo->flags & CRYPTO_DONE)) {
-		err = secpath_set(skb);
-		if (err)
+		struct sec_path *sp = secpath_set(skb);
+
+		if (!sp)
 			goto out;
 
-		if (skb->sp->len == XFRM_MAX_DEPTH)
+		if (sp->len == XFRM_MAX_DEPTH)
 			goto out;
 
 		x = xfrm_state_lookup(dev_net(skb->dev), skb->mark,
@@ -81,8 +82,8 @@ static struct sk_buff *esp6_gro_receive(struct list_head *head,
 		if (!x)
 			goto out;
 
-		skb->sp->xvec[skb->sp->len++] = x;
-		skb->sp->olen++;
+		sp->xvec[sp->len++] = x;
+		sp->olen++;
 
 		xo = xfrm_offload(skb);
 		if (!xo) {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_input.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_input.c
index 9ef490dddcea23b82bd703217bfdde49dce41069..97c69df1b3298003bd4ae4a3a51532b3a88bab59 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_input.c
@@ -86,14 +86,16 @@ int xfrm6_input_addr(struct sk_buff *skb, xfrm_address_t *daddr,
 {
 	struct net *net = dev_net(skb->dev);
 	struct xfrm_state *x = NULL;
+	struct sec_path *sp;
 	int i = 0;
 
-	if (secpath_set(skb)) {
+	sp = secpath_set(skb);
+	if (!sp) {
 		XFRM_INC_STATS(net, LINUX_MIB_XFRMINERROR);
 		goto drop;
 	}
 
-	if (1 + skb->sp->len == XFRM_MAX_DEPTH) {
+	if (1 + sp->len == XFRM_MAX_DEPTH) {
 		XFRM_INC_STATS(net, LINUX_MIB_XFRMINBUFFERERROR);
 		goto drop;
 	}
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c
index 684c0bc01e2c12ce5ef61195030fbad2cd26fc02..bda929b9ff35f782b6b2f18cb3454b0e494d3ffa 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c
@@ -145,21 +145,22 @@ struct sec_path *secpath_dup(struct sec_path *src)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(secpath_dup);
 
-int secpath_set(struct sk_buff *skb)
+struct sec_path *secpath_set(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct sec_path *sp;
+	struct sec_path *sp = skb->sp;
 
 	/* Allocate new secpath or COW existing one. */
-	if (!skb->sp || refcount_read(&skb->sp->refcnt) != 1) {
+	if (!sp || refcount_read(&sp->refcnt) != 1) {
 		sp = secpath_dup(skb->sp);
 		if (!sp)
-			return -ENOMEM;
+			return NULL;
 
 		if (skb->sp)
 			secpath_put(skb->sp);
 		skb->sp = sp;
 	}
-	return 0;
+
+	return sp;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(secpath_set);
 
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ int xfrm_input(struct sk_buff *skb, int nexthdr, __be32 spi, int encap_type)
 	bool xfrm_gro = false;
 	bool crypto_done = false;
 	struct xfrm_offload *xo = xfrm_offload(skb);
+	struct sec_path *sp;
 
 	if (encap_type < 0) {
 		x = xfrm_input_state(skb);
@@ -312,8 +314,8 @@ int xfrm_input(struct sk_buff *skb, int nexthdr, __be32 spi, int encap_type)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	err = secpath_set(skb);
-	if (err) {
+	sp = secpath_set(skb);
+	if (!sp) {
 		XFRM_INC_STATS(net, LINUX_MIB_XFRMINERROR);
 		goto drop;
 	}