diff --git a/net/ipv6/icmp.c b/net/ipv6/icmp.c
index e332bae..5566595 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/icmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/icmp.c
@@ -324,17 +324,15 @@
 	/* No need to clone since we're just using its address. */
 	dst2 = dst;
 
-	err = xfrm_lookup(net, &dst, fl, sk, 0);
-	switch (err) {
-	case 0:
+	dst = xfrm_lookup(net, dst, fl, sk, 0);
+	if (!IS_ERR(dst)) {
 		if (dst != dst2)
 			return dst;
-		break;
-	case -EPERM:
-		dst = NULL;
-		break;
-	default:
-		return ERR_PTR(err);
+	} else {
+		if (PTR_ERR(dst) == -EPERM)
+			dst = NULL;
+		else
+			return dst;
 	}
 
 	err = xfrm_decode_session_reverse(skb, &fl2, AF_INET6);
@@ -345,17 +343,17 @@
 	if (err)
 		goto relookup_failed;
 
-	err = xfrm_lookup(net, &dst2, &fl2, sk, XFRM_LOOKUP_ICMP);
-	switch (err) {
-	case 0:
+	dst2 = xfrm_lookup(net, dst2, &fl2, sk, XFRM_LOOKUP_ICMP);
+	if (!IS_ERR(dst2)) {
 		dst_release(dst);
 		dst = dst2;
-		break;
-	case -EPERM:
-		dst_release(dst);
-		return ERR_PTR(err);
-	default:
-		goto relookup_failed;
+	} else {
+		err = PTR_ERR(dst2);
+		if (err == -EPERM) {
+			dst_release(dst);
+			return dst2;
+		} else
+			goto relookup_failed;
 	}
 
 relookup_failed:
@@ -560,7 +558,8 @@
 	err = ip6_dst_lookup(sk, &dst, &fl);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
-	if ((err = xfrm_lookup(net, &dst, &fl, sk, 0)) < 0)
+	dst = xfrm_lookup(net, dst, &fl, sk, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(dst))
 		goto out;
 
 	if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&fl.fl6_dst))
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index 35a4ad9..adaffaf 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -1028,10 +1028,7 @@
 	if (can_sleep)
 		fl->flags |= FLOWI_FLAG_CAN_SLEEP;
 
-	err = xfrm_lookup(sock_net(sk), &dst, fl, sk, 0);
-	if (err)
-		return ERR_PTR(err);
-	return dst;
+	return xfrm_lookup(sock_net(sk), dst, fl, sk, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ip6_dst_lookup_flow);
 
@@ -1067,10 +1064,7 @@
 	if (can_sleep)
 		fl->flags |= FLOWI_FLAG_CAN_SLEEP;
 
-	err = xfrm_lookup(sock_net(sk), &dst, fl, sk, 0);
-	if (err)
-		return ERR_PTR(err);
-	return dst;
+	return xfrm_lookup(sock_net(sk), dst, fl, sk, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ip6_sk_dst_lookup_flow);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index 4f4483e..da43038 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -903,8 +903,14 @@
 	else {
 		dst = ip6_route_output(net, NULL, fl);
 
-		if (dst->error || xfrm_lookup(net, &dst, fl, NULL, 0) < 0)
+		if (dst->error)
 			goto tx_err_link_failure;
+		dst = xfrm_lookup(net, dst, fl, NULL, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(dst)) {
+			err = PTR_ERR(dst);
+			dst = NULL;
+			goto tx_err_link_failure;
+		}
 	}
 
 	tdev = dst->dev;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/mcast.c b/net/ipv6/mcast.c
index 49f986d..7b27d08 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/mcast.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/mcast.c
@@ -1429,7 +1429,12 @@
 			 &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
 			 skb->dev->ifindex);
 
-	err = xfrm_lookup(net, &dst, &fl, NULL, 0);
+	dst = xfrm_lookup(net, dst, &fl, NULL, 0);
+	err = 0;
+	if (IS_ERR(dst)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(dst);
+		dst = NULL;
+	}
 	skb_dst_set(skb, dst);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_out;
@@ -1796,9 +1801,11 @@
 			 &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
 			 skb->dev->ifindex);
 
-	err = xfrm_lookup(net, &dst, &fl, NULL, 0);
-	if (err)
+	dst = xfrm_lookup(net, dst, &fl, NULL, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(dst)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(dst);
 		goto err_out;
+	}
 
 	skb_dst_set(skb, dst);
 	err = NF_HOOK(NFPROTO_IPV6, NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT, skb, NULL, skb->dev,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
index 7254ce3..9360d3b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
@@ -529,8 +529,8 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
-	err = xfrm_lookup(net, &dst, &fl, NULL, 0);
-	if (err < 0) {
+	dst = xfrm_lookup(net, dst, &fl, NULL, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(dst)) {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1542,8 +1542,8 @@
 	if (dst == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	err = xfrm_lookup(net, &dst, &fl, NULL, 0);
-	if (err)
+	dst = xfrm_lookup(net, dst, &fl, NULL, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(dst))
 		return;
 
 	rt = (struct rt6_info *) dst;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
index 35915e8..8d74116 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
 	if (!(IP6CB(skb)->flags & IP6SKB_XFRM_TRANSFORMED) &&
 	    xfrm_decode_session(skb, &fl, AF_INET6) == 0) {
 		skb_dst_set(skb, NULL);
-		if (xfrm_lookup(net, &dst, &fl, skb->sk, 0))
+		dst = xfrm_lookup(net, dst, &fl, skb->sk, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(dst))
 			return -1;
 		skb_dst_set(skb, dst);
 	}
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c
index bf998fe..91f6a61 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_REJECT.c
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@
 		dst_release(dst);
 		return;
 	}
-	if (xfrm_lookup(net, &dst, &fl, NULL, 0))
+	dst = xfrm_lookup(net, dst, &fl, NULL, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(dst))
 		return;
 
 	hh_len = (dst->dev->hard_header_len + 15)&~15;