diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index 177e208e8ff5091f0bc45e1bf75442a071d1cb33..3c8f5b70abf8743bdcd59e36d37c40d398d0894a 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -3062,6 +3062,11 @@ static int __net_init xfrm_net_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	int rv;
 
+	/* Initialize the per-net locks here */
+	spin_lock_init(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&net->xfrm.xfrm_policy_lock);
+	mutex_init(&net->xfrm.xfrm_cfg_mutex);
+
 	rv = xfrm_statistics_init(net);
 	if (rv < 0)
 		goto out_statistics;
@@ -3078,11 +3083,6 @@ static int __net_init xfrm_net_init(struct net *net)
 	if (rv < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	/* Initialize the per-net locks here */
-	spin_lock_init(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
-	spin_lock_init(&net->xfrm.xfrm_policy_lock);
-	mutex_init(&net->xfrm.xfrm_cfg_mutex);
-
 	return 0;
 
 out: