diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index 6f5a0dad502f6ef39042fd2202c5e9e568511240..69b16ee327d9958769f09c66d54ace50889d6665 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -2226,7 +2226,6 @@ struct dst_entry *xfrm_lookup(struct net *net, struct dst_entry *dst_orig,
 				goto no_transform;
 			}
 
-			dst_hold(&xdst->u.dst);
 			route = xdst->route;
 		}
 	}