diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index dd09d2063da2..959544425692 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -1156,15 +1156,6 @@ static void __xfrm_policy_inexact_prune_bin(struct xfrm_pol_inexact_bin *b, bool
 	}
 }
 
-static void xfrm_policy_inexact_prune_bin(struct xfrm_pol_inexact_bin *b)
-{
-	struct net *net = read_pnet(&b->k.net);
-
-	spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_policy_lock);
-	__xfrm_policy_inexact_prune_bin(b, false);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_policy_lock);
-}
-
 static void __xfrm_policy_inexact_flush(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct xfrm_pol_inexact_bin *bin, *t;
@@ -1707,12 +1698,12 @@ xfrm_policy_bysel_ctx(struct net *net, const struct xfrm_mark *mark, u32 if_id,
 		}
 		ret = pol;
 	}
+	if (bin && delete)
+		__xfrm_policy_inexact_prune_bin(bin, false);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_policy_lock);
 
 	if (ret && delete)
 		xfrm_policy_kill(ret);
-	if (bin && delete)
-		xfrm_policy_inexact_prune_bin(bin);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xfrm_policy_bysel_ctx);