diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_output.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_output.c
index 23468672a7676..89b178a78dc78 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_output.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_output.c
@@ -285,8 +285,9 @@ void xfrm_local_error(struct sk_buff *skb, int mtu)
 		return;
 
 	afinfo = xfrm_state_get_afinfo(proto);
-	if (afinfo)
+	if (afinfo) {
 		afinfo->local_error(skb, mtu);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xfrm_local_error);