diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 4f8ace855864..3fd65b73df7e 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart xfrm_timer_handler(struct hrtimer * me)
 	}
 
 	err = __xfrm_state_delete(x);
-	if (!err && x->id.spi)
+	if (!err)
 		km_state_expired(x, 1, 0);
 
 	xfrm_audit_state_delete(x, err ? 0 : 1,