diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index e9aea82f370dedf2477ba6a7919a13d160eb59a1..408e3f34d16c5d9bae12dfd722d8d04c22574c2f 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -1703,8 +1703,10 @@ static int xfrm_expand_policies(const struct flowi *fl, u16 family,
 		*num_xfrms = 0;
 		return 0;
 	}
-	if (IS_ERR(pols[0]))
+	if (IS_ERR(pols[0])) {
+		*num_pols = 0;
 		return PTR_ERR(pols[0]);
+	}
 
 	*num_xfrms = pols[0]->xfrm_nr;
 
@@ -1719,6 +1721,7 @@ static int xfrm_expand_policies(const struct flowi *fl, u16 family,
 		if (pols[1]) {
 			if (IS_ERR(pols[1])) {
 				xfrm_pols_put(pols, *num_pols);
+				*num_pols = 0;
 				return PTR_ERR(pols[1]);
 			}
 			(*num_pols)++;