diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index f06d6deb58dd4..ad01997c3aa9d 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -2345,6 +2345,7 @@ static int xfrm_get_policy(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 					    NETLINK_CB(skb).portid);
 		}
 	} else {
+		xfrm_dev_policy_delete(xp);
 		xfrm_audit_policy_delete(xp, err ? 0 : 1, true);
 
 		if (err != 0)