diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index 49de5a6f4b85..66ac93e65264 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -4156,7 +4156,7 @@ void xfrm_policy_unregister_afinfo(const struct xfrm_policy_afinfo *afinfo)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(xfrm_policy_afinfo); i++) {
-		if (xfrm_policy_afinfo[i] != afinfo)
+		if (rcu_access_pointer(xfrm_policy_afinfo[i]) != afinfo)
 			continue;
 		RCU_INIT_POINTER(xfrm_policy_afinfo[i], NULL);
 		break;