diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
index fb391c00c19a..e7a480a4ffb9 100644
--- a/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -1636,13 +1636,16 @@ int xfrm_policy_walk(struct net *net, struct xfrm_policy_walk *walk,
 		     void *);
 void xfrm_policy_walk_done(struct xfrm_policy_walk *walk, struct net *net);
 int xfrm_policy_insert(int dir, struct xfrm_policy *policy, int excl);
-struct xfrm_policy *xfrm_policy_bysel_ctx(struct net *net, u32 mark, u32 if_id,
-					  u8 type, int dir,
+struct xfrm_policy *xfrm_policy_bysel_ctx(struct net *net,
+					  const struct xfrm_mark *mark,
+					  u32 if_id, u8 type, int dir,
 					  struct xfrm_selector *sel,
 					  struct xfrm_sec_ctx *ctx, int delete,
 					  int *err);
-struct xfrm_policy *xfrm_policy_byid(struct net *net, u32 mark, u32 if_id, u8,
-				     int dir, u32 id, int delete, int *err);
+struct xfrm_policy *xfrm_policy_byid(struct net *net,
+				     const struct xfrm_mark *mark, u32 if_id,
+				     u8 type, int dir, u32 id, int delete,
+				     int *err);
 int xfrm_policy_flush(struct net *net, u8 type, bool task_valid);
 void xfrm_policy_hash_rebuild(struct net *net);
 u32 xfrm_get_acqseq(void);
diff --git a/net/key/af_key.c b/net/key/af_key.c
index b67ed3a8486c..979c579afc63 100644
--- a/net/key/af_key.c
+++ b/net/key/af_key.c
@@ -2400,7 +2400,7 @@ static int pfkey_spddelete(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, const struct sa
 			return err;
 	}
 
-	xp = xfrm_policy_bysel_ctx(net, DUMMY_MARK, 0, XFRM_POLICY_TYPE_MAIN,
+	xp = xfrm_policy_bysel_ctx(net, &dummy_mark, 0, XFRM_POLICY_TYPE_MAIN,
 				   pol->sadb_x_policy_dir - 1, &sel, pol_ctx,
 				   1, &err);
 	security_xfrm_policy_free(pol_ctx);
@@ -2651,7 +2651,7 @@ static int pfkey_spdget(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, const struct sadb_
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	delete = (hdr->sadb_msg_type == SADB_X_SPDDELETE2);
-	xp = xfrm_policy_byid(net, DUMMY_MARK, 0, XFRM_POLICY_TYPE_MAIN,
+	xp = xfrm_policy_byid(net, &dummy_mark, 0, XFRM_POLICY_TYPE_MAIN,
 			      dir, pol->sadb_x_policy_id, delete, &err);
 	if (xp == NULL)
 		return -ENOENT;
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index 6a1a21ae47bb..2917711ff8ab 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -1430,14 +1430,10 @@ static void xfrm_policy_requeue(struct xfrm_policy *old,
 	spin_unlock_bh(&pq->hold_queue.lock);
 }
 
-static bool xfrm_policy_mark_match(struct xfrm_policy *policy,
-				   struct xfrm_policy *pol)
+static inline bool xfrm_policy_mark_match(const struct xfrm_mark *mark,
+					  struct xfrm_policy *pol)
 {
-	if (policy->mark.v == pol->mark.v &&
-	    policy->priority == pol->priority)
-		return true;
-
-	return false;
+	return mark->v == pol->mark.v && mark->m == pol->mark.m;
 }
 
 static u32 xfrm_pol_bin_key(const void *data, u32 len, u32 seed)
@@ -1500,7 +1496,7 @@ static void xfrm_policy_insert_inexact_list(struct hlist_head *chain,
 		if (pol->type == policy->type &&
 		    pol->if_id == policy->if_id &&
 		    !selector_cmp(&pol->selector, &policy->selector) &&
-		    xfrm_policy_mark_match(policy, pol) &&
+		    xfrm_policy_mark_match(&policy->mark, pol) &&
 		    xfrm_sec_ctx_match(pol->security, policy->security) &&
 		    !WARN_ON(delpol)) {
 			delpol = pol;
@@ -1535,7 +1531,7 @@ static struct xfrm_policy *xfrm_policy_insert_list(struct hlist_head *chain,
 		if (pol->type == policy->type &&
 		    pol->if_id == policy->if_id &&
 		    !selector_cmp(&pol->selector, &policy->selector) &&
-		    xfrm_policy_mark_match(policy, pol) &&
+		    xfrm_policy_mark_match(&policy->mark, pol) &&
 		    xfrm_sec_ctx_match(pol->security, policy->security) &&
 		    !WARN_ON(delpol)) {
 			if (excl)
@@ -1607,9 +1603,8 @@ int xfrm_policy_insert(int dir, struct xfrm_policy *policy, int excl)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xfrm_policy_insert);
 
 static struct xfrm_policy *
-__xfrm_policy_bysel_ctx(struct hlist_head *chain, u32 mark, u32 if_id,
-			u8 type, int dir,
-			struct xfrm_selector *sel,
+__xfrm_policy_bysel_ctx(struct hlist_head *chain, const struct xfrm_mark *mark,
+			u32 if_id, u8 type, int dir, struct xfrm_selector *sel,
 			struct xfrm_sec_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	struct xfrm_policy *pol;
@@ -1620,7 +1615,7 @@ __xfrm_policy_bysel_ctx(struct hlist_head *chain, u32 mark, u32 if_id,
 	hlist_for_each_entry(pol, chain, bydst) {
 		if (pol->type == type &&
 		    pol->if_id == if_id &&
-		    (mark & pol->mark.m) == pol->mark.v &&
+		    xfrm_policy_mark_match(mark, pol) &&
 		    !selector_cmp(sel, &pol->selector) &&
 		    xfrm_sec_ctx_match(ctx, pol->security))
 			return pol;
@@ -1629,11 +1624,10 @@ __xfrm_policy_bysel_ctx(struct hlist_head *chain, u32 mark, u32 if_id,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-struct xfrm_policy *xfrm_policy_bysel_ctx(struct net *net, u32 mark, u32 if_id,
-					  u8 type, int dir,
-					  struct xfrm_selector *sel,
-					  struct xfrm_sec_ctx *ctx, int delete,
-					  int *err)
+struct xfrm_policy *
+xfrm_policy_bysel_ctx(struct net *net, const struct xfrm_mark *mark, u32 if_id,
+		      u8 type, int dir, struct xfrm_selector *sel,
+		      struct xfrm_sec_ctx *ctx, int delete, int *err)
 {
 	struct xfrm_pol_inexact_bin *bin = NULL;
 	struct xfrm_policy *pol, *ret = NULL;
@@ -1700,9 +1694,9 @@ struct xfrm_policy *xfrm_policy_bysel_ctx(struct net *net, u32 mark, u32 if_id,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xfrm_policy_bysel_ctx);
 
-struct xfrm_policy *xfrm_policy_byid(struct net *net, u32 mark, u32 if_id,
-				     u8 type, int dir, u32 id, int delete,
-				     int *err)
+struct xfrm_policy *
+xfrm_policy_byid(struct net *net, const struct xfrm_mark *mark, u32 if_id,
+		 u8 type, int dir, u32 id, int delete, int *err)
 {
 	struct xfrm_policy *pol, *ret;
 	struct hlist_head *chain;
@@ -1717,8 +1711,7 @@ struct xfrm_policy *xfrm_policy_byid(struct net *net, u32 mark, u32 if_id,
 	ret = NULL;
 	hlist_for_each_entry(pol, chain, byidx) {
 		if (pol->type == type && pol->index == id &&
-		    pol->if_id == if_id &&
-		    (mark & pol->mark.m) == pol->mark.v) {
+		    pol->if_id == if_id && xfrm_policy_mark_match(mark, pol)) {
 			xfrm_pol_hold(pol);
 			if (delete) {
 				*err = security_xfrm_policy_delete(
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index e6cfaa680ef3..fbb7d9d06478 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -1863,7 +1863,6 @@ static int xfrm_get_policy(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	struct km_event c;
 	int delete;
 	struct xfrm_mark m;
-	u32 mark = xfrm_mark_get(attrs, &m);
 	u32 if_id = 0;
 
 	p = nlmsg_data(nlh);
@@ -1880,8 +1879,11 @@ static int xfrm_get_policy(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	if (attrs[XFRMA_IF_ID])
 		if_id = nla_get_u32(attrs[XFRMA_IF_ID]);
 
+	xfrm_mark_get(attrs, &m);
+
 	if (p->index)
-		xp = xfrm_policy_byid(net, mark, if_id, type, p->dir, p->index, delete, &err);
+		xp = xfrm_policy_byid(net, &m, if_id, type, p->dir,
+				      p->index, delete, &err);
 	else {
 		struct nlattr *rt = attrs[XFRMA_SEC_CTX];
 		struct xfrm_sec_ctx *ctx;
@@ -1898,8 +1900,8 @@ static int xfrm_get_policy(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 			if (err)
 				return err;
 		}
-		xp = xfrm_policy_bysel_ctx(net, mark, if_id, type, p->dir, &p->sel,
-					   ctx, delete, &err);
+		xp = xfrm_policy_bysel_ctx(net, &m, if_id, type, p->dir,
+					   &p->sel, ctx, delete, &err);
 		security_xfrm_policy_free(ctx);
 	}
 	if (xp == NULL)
@@ -2166,7 +2168,6 @@ static int xfrm_add_pol_expire(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	u8 type = XFRM_POLICY_TYPE_MAIN;
 	int err = -ENOENT;
 	struct xfrm_mark m;
-	u32 mark = xfrm_mark_get(attrs, &m);
 	u32 if_id = 0;
 
 	err = copy_from_user_policy_type(&type, attrs);
@@ -2180,8 +2181,11 @@ static int xfrm_add_pol_expire(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	if (attrs[XFRMA_IF_ID])
 		if_id = nla_get_u32(attrs[XFRMA_IF_ID]);
 
+	xfrm_mark_get(attrs, &m);
+
 	if (p->index)
-		xp = xfrm_policy_byid(net, mark, if_id, type, p->dir, p->index, 0, &err);
+		xp = xfrm_policy_byid(net, &m, if_id, type, p->dir, p->index,
+				      0, &err);
 	else {
 		struct nlattr *rt = attrs[XFRMA_SEC_CTX];
 		struct xfrm_sec_ctx *ctx;
@@ -2198,7 +2202,7 @@ static int xfrm_add_pol_expire(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 			if (err)
 				return err;
 		}
-		xp = xfrm_policy_bysel_ctx(net, mark, if_id, type, p->dir,
+		xp = xfrm_policy_bysel_ctx(net, &m, if_id, type, p->dir,
 					   &p->sel, ctx, 0, &err);
 		security_xfrm_policy_free(ctx);
 	}