diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index 3c8f5b70abf8..a9af17f0fce6 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ static inline int policy_to_flow_dir(int dir)
 }
 
 static struct xfrm_policy *xfrm_sk_policy_lookup(const struct sock *sk, int dir,
-						 const struct flowi *fl)
+						 const struct flowi *fl, u16 family)
 {
 	struct xfrm_policy *pol;
 
@@ -1256,8 +1256,7 @@ static struct xfrm_policy *xfrm_sk_policy_lookup(const struct sock *sk, int dir,
  again:
 	pol = rcu_dereference(sk->sk_policy[dir]);
 	if (pol != NULL) {
-		bool match = xfrm_selector_match(&pol->selector, fl,
-						 sk->sk_family);
+		bool match = xfrm_selector_match(&pol->selector, fl, family);
 		int err = 0;
 
 		if (match) {
@@ -2253,7 +2252,7 @@ struct dst_entry *xfrm_lookup(struct net *net, struct dst_entry *dst_orig,
 	sk = sk_const_to_full_sk(sk);
 	if (sk && sk->sk_policy[XFRM_POLICY_OUT]) {
 		num_pols = 1;
-		pols[0] = xfrm_sk_policy_lookup(sk, XFRM_POLICY_OUT, fl);
+		pols[0] = xfrm_sk_policy_lookup(sk, XFRM_POLICY_OUT, fl, family);
 		err = xfrm_expand_policies(fl, family, pols,
 					   &num_pols, &num_xfrms);
 		if (err < 0)
@@ -2532,7 +2531,7 @@ int __xfrm_policy_check(struct sock *sk, int dir, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	pol = NULL;
 	sk = sk_to_full_sk(sk);
 	if (sk && sk->sk_policy[dir]) {
-		pol = xfrm_sk_policy_lookup(sk, dir, &fl);
+		pol = xfrm_sk_policy_lookup(sk, dir, &fl, family);
 		if (IS_ERR(pol)) {
 			XFRM_INC_STATS(net, LINUX_MIB_XFRMINPOLERROR);
 			return 0;