diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index 9542975eb2f90dcb2bae894edeb9b418d04f252e..038ec68f6901f0643366f0f3c035a4054aed04b7 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -1168,9 +1168,15 @@ static struct xfrm_policy *xfrm_sk_policy_lookup(const struct sock *sk, int dir,
  again:
 	pol = rcu_dereference(sk->sk_policy[dir]);
 	if (pol != NULL) {
-		bool match = xfrm_selector_match(&pol->selector, fl, family);
+		bool match;
 		int err = 0;
 
+		if (pol->family != family) {
+			pol = NULL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		match = xfrm_selector_match(&pol->selector, fl, family);
 		if (match) {
 			if ((sk->sk_mark & pol->mark.m) != pol->mark.v) {
 				pol = NULL;