diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c
index 0ee13d12782fbc1a93db6efab24807fb59eda60b..fcba8a139f61e6cdb05efe4d1d5c265e3511b969 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ int xfrm_input(struct sk_buff *skb, int nexthdr, __be32 spi, int encap_type)
 		/* only the first xfrm gets the encap type */
 		encap_type = 0;
 
-		if (async && x->repl->recheck(x, skb, seq)) {
+		if (x->repl->recheck(x, skb, seq)) {
 			XFRM_INC_STATS(net, LINUX_MIB_XFRMINSTATESEQERROR);
 			goto drop_unlock;
 		}