diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index f094d4b3520d..119a427d9b2b 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -632,9 +632,9 @@ static void xfrm_hash_rebuild(struct work_struct *work)
 				break;
 		}
 		if (newpos)
-			hlist_add_behind(&policy->bydst, newpos);
+			hlist_add_behind_rcu(&policy->bydst, newpos);
 		else
-			hlist_add_head(&policy->bydst, chain);
+			hlist_add_head_rcu(&policy->bydst, chain);
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_policy_lock);
@@ -774,9 +774,9 @@ int xfrm_policy_insert(int dir, struct xfrm_policy *policy, int excl)
 			break;
 	}
 	if (newpos)
-		hlist_add_behind(&policy->bydst, newpos);
+		hlist_add_behind_rcu(&policy->bydst, newpos);
 	else
-		hlist_add_head(&policy->bydst, chain);
+		hlist_add_head_rcu(&policy->bydst, chain);
 	__xfrm_policy_link(policy, dir);
 
 	/* After previous checking, family can either be AF_INET or AF_INET6 */