diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
index a419a4372e2149273613db383da45db05aa4c8b5..5ebb9ba479b107edfb11c582390c478100bee7f3 100644
--- a/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -626,12 +626,12 @@ static inline void xfrm_pol_hold(struct xfrm_policy *policy)
 		atomic_inc(&policy->refcnt);
 }
 
-extern void __xfrm_policy_destroy(struct xfrm_policy *policy);
+extern void xfrm_policy_destroy(struct xfrm_policy *policy);
 
 static inline void xfrm_pol_put(struct xfrm_policy *policy)
 {
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&policy->refcnt))
-		__xfrm_policy_destroy(policy);
+		xfrm_policy_destroy(policy);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_XFRM_SUB_POLICY
diff --git a/net/key/af_key.c b/net/key/af_key.c
index 76dcd882f87b97e3c5195fe96e9e0a9eb5178c78..16b72b5570c303831aca6353d6a35b4ae901b473 100644
--- a/net/key/af_key.c
+++ b/net/key/af_key.c
@@ -2291,8 +2291,7 @@ static int pfkey_spdadd(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, struct sadb_msg *h
 	return 0;
 
 out:
-	security_xfrm_policy_free(xp);
-	kfree(xp);
+	xfrm_policy_destroy(xp);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -3236,8 +3235,7 @@ static struct xfrm_policy *pfkey_compile_policy(struct sock *sk, int opt,
 	return xp;
 
 out:
-	security_xfrm_policy_free(xp);
-	kfree(xp);
+	xfrm_policy_destroy(xp);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index d83227baaa093f1103e3593bfa3c62df6c8e09ed..534b29eb46fe7bc02dd1e79ab11020fba40c7fd9 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(xfrm_policy_alloc);
 
 /* Destroy xfrm_policy: descendant resources must be released to this moment. */
 
-void __xfrm_policy_destroy(struct xfrm_policy *policy)
+void xfrm_policy_destroy(struct xfrm_policy *policy)
 {
 	BUG_ON(!policy->dead);
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ void __xfrm_policy_destroy(struct xfrm_policy *policy)
 	security_xfrm_policy_free(policy);
 	kfree(policy);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(__xfrm_policy_destroy);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(xfrm_policy_destroy);
 
 static void xfrm_policy_gc_kill(struct xfrm_policy *policy)
 {
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index 6424e53605118223981f04a8e367fba72cd7dabc..35fc16ae50ac717cbaf1f314aa8e8ec1299366cc 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ static struct xfrm_policy *xfrm_policy_construct(struct xfrm_userpolicy_info *p,
 	return xp;
  error:
 	*errp = err;
-	kfree(xp);
+	xfrm_policy_destroy(xp);
 	return NULL;
 }