diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index 027e3c6fb7e4..15792d8b6272 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -1804,6 +1804,8 @@ struct dst_entry *xfrm_lookup(struct net *net, struct dst_entry *dst_orig,
 				goto no_transform;
 			}
 
+			dst_hold(&xdst->u.dst);
+
 			spin_lock_bh(&xfrm_policy_sk_bundle_lock);
 			xdst->u.dst.next = xfrm_policy_sk_bundles;
 			xfrm_policy_sk_bundles = &xdst->u.dst;