diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index b30bd460ae95..93e45ad0633a 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: bc6cffd177f9266af38dba96a2cea06c1e7ff932
+refs/heads/master: 99c6f60e72f112b57ddb07abb2e5f771ee211f43
diff --git a/trunk/net/key/af_key.c b/trunk/net/key/af_key.c
index 9bba7ac5fee0..7470e367272b 100644
--- a/trunk/net/key/af_key.c
+++ b/trunk/net/key/af_key.c
@@ -3030,6 +3030,9 @@ static int key_notify_sa_expire(struct xfrm_state *x, struct km_event *c)
 
 static int pfkey_send_notify(struct xfrm_state *x, struct km_event *c)
 {
+	if (atomic_read(&pfkey_socks_nr) == 0)
+		return 0;
+
 	switch (c->event) {
 	case XFRM_MSG_EXPIRE:
 		return key_notify_sa_expire(x, c);