diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 87cd0e4..210be48 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -1994,8 +1994,10 @@
 		goto error;
 
 	x->outer_mode = xfrm_get_mode(x->props.mode, family);
-	if (x->outer_mode == NULL)
+	if (x->outer_mode == NULL) {
+		err = -EPROTONOSUPPORT;
 		goto error;
+	}
 
 	if (init_replay) {
 		err = xfrm_init_replay(x);