diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index aaea8cb7459d..61fd0569d393 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -2001,6 +2001,7 @@ int xfrm_alloc_spi(struct xfrm_state *x, u32 low, u32 high)
 	int err = -ENOENT;
 	__be32 minspi = htonl(low);
 	__be32 maxspi = htonl(high);
+	__be32 newspi = 0;
 	u32 mark = x->mark.v & x->mark.m;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&x->lock);
@@ -2019,21 +2020,22 @@ int xfrm_alloc_spi(struct xfrm_state *x, u32 low, u32 high)
 			xfrm_state_put(x0);
 			goto unlock;
 		}
-		x->id.spi = minspi;
+		newspi = minspi;
 	} else {
 		u32 spi = 0;
 		for (h = 0; h < high-low+1; h++) {
 			spi = low + prandom_u32()%(high-low+1);
 			x0 = xfrm_state_lookup(net, mark, &x->id.daddr, htonl(spi), x->id.proto, x->props.family);
 			if (x0 == NULL) {
-				x->id.spi = htonl(spi);
+				newspi = htonl(spi);
 				break;
 			}
 			xfrm_state_put(x0);
 		}
 	}
-	if (x->id.spi) {
+	if (newspi) {
 		spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+		x->id.spi = newspi;
 		h = xfrm_spi_hash(net, &x->id.daddr, x->id.spi, x->id.proto, x->props.family);
 		hlist_add_head_rcu(&x->byspi, net->xfrm.state_byspi + h);
 		spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);