diff --git a/net/key/af_key.c b/net/key/af_key.c
--- a/net/key/af_key.c
+++ b/net/key/af_key.c
@@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@ static int pfkey_add(struct sock *sk, st
 	if (err < 0) {
 		x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
 		xfrm_state_put(x);
-		return err;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (hdr->sadb_msg_type == SADB_ADD)
@@ -1343,8 +1343,8 @@ static int pfkey_add(struct sock *sk, st
 	c.seq = hdr->sadb_msg_seq;
 	c.pid = hdr->sadb_msg_pid;
 	km_state_notify(x, &c);
+out:
 	xfrm_state_put(x);
-
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static int xfrm_add_sa(struct sk_buff *s
 	if (err < 0) {
 		x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
 		xfrm_state_put(x);
-		return err;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	c.seq = nlh->nlmsg_seq;
@@ -295,8 +295,8 @@ static int xfrm_add_sa(struct sk_buff *s
 	c.event = nlh->nlmsg_type;
 
 	km_state_notify(x, &c);
+out:
 	xfrm_state_put(x);
-
 	return err;
 }