diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
index 357764a2bb4e..079ea9455bcd 100644
--- a/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -1933,7 +1933,8 @@ static inline void xfrm_dev_state_free(struct xfrm_state *x)
 	 struct net_device *dev = xso->dev;
 
 	if (dev && dev->xfrmdev_ops) {
-		dev->xfrmdev_ops->xdo_dev_state_free(x);
+		if (dev->xfrmdev_ops->xdo_dev_state_free)
+			dev->xfrmdev_ops->xdo_dev_state_free(x);
 		xso->dev = NULL;
 		dev_put(dev);
 	}