diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index a6c0027cadb5..2fb7a78308e1 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -1831,7 +1831,10 @@ xfrm_resolve_and_create_bundle(struct xfrm_policy **pols, int num_pols,
 	/* Try to instantiate a bundle */
 	err = xfrm_tmpl_resolve(pols, num_pols, fl, xfrm, family);
 	if (err <= 0) {
-		if (err != 0 && err != -EAGAIN)
+		if (err == 0)
+			return NULL;
+
+		if (err != -EAGAIN)
 			XFRM_INC_STATS(net, LINUX_MIB_XFRMOUTPOLERROR);
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	}