diff --git a/net/key/af_key.c b/net/key/af_key.c
index 1c58204..3542435 100644
--- a/net/key/af_key.c
+++ b/net/key/af_key.c
@@ -2294,14 +2294,12 @@
 	}
 
 	xp = xfrm_policy_bysel_ctx(XFRM_POLICY_TYPE_MAIN, pol->sadb_x_policy_dir-1,
-				   &sel, tmp.security, 1);
+				   &sel, tmp.security, 1, &err);
 	security_xfrm_policy_free(&tmp);
 
 	if (xp == NULL)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	err = security_xfrm_policy_delete(xp);
-
 	xfrm_audit_log(audit_get_loginuid(current->audit_context), 0,
 		       AUDIT_MAC_IPSEC_DELSPD, err ? 0 : 1, xp, NULL);
 
@@ -2552,7 +2550,7 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	xp = xfrm_policy_byid(XFRM_POLICY_TYPE_MAIN, dir, pol->sadb_x_policy_id,
-			      hdr->sadb_msg_type == SADB_X_SPDDELETE2);
+			      hdr->sadb_msg_type == SADB_X_SPDDELETE2, &err);
 	if (xp == NULL)
 		return -ENOENT;