diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
index 12aa6e15e43f..c00b9ae71ae4 100644
--- a/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -1773,21 +1773,17 @@ static inline unsigned int xfrm_replay_state_esn_len(struct xfrm_replay_state_es
 static inline int xfrm_replay_clone(struct xfrm_state *x,
 				     struct xfrm_state *orig)
 {
-	x->replay_esn = kzalloc(xfrm_replay_state_esn_len(orig->replay_esn),
+
+	x->replay_esn = kmemdup(orig->replay_esn,
+				xfrm_replay_state_esn_len(orig->replay_esn),
 				GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!x->replay_esn)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	x->replay_esn->bmp_len = orig->replay_esn->bmp_len;
-	x->replay_esn->replay_window = orig->replay_esn->replay_window;
-
-	x->preplay_esn = kmemdup(x->replay_esn,
-				 xfrm_replay_state_esn_len(x->replay_esn),
+	x->preplay_esn = kmemdup(orig->preplay_esn,
+				 xfrm_replay_state_esn_len(orig->preplay_esn),
 				 GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!x->preplay_esn) {
-		kfree(x->replay_esn);
+	if (!x->preplay_esn)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 }