diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index ba8bf51..a38fdea 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -1431,9 +1431,9 @@
 {
 	struct xfrm_state *x;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	x = __xfrm_state_lookup(net, mark, daddr, spi, proto, family);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return x;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xfrm_state_lookup);