diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_ro.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_ro.c
index a7bc8c62317a..4a01cb3c370b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_ro.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_ro.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/stringify.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
 #include <net/ipv6.h>
@@ -53,7 +54,9 @@ static int xfrm6_ro_output(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	__skb_pull(skb, hdr_len);
 	memmove(ipv6_hdr(skb), iph, hdr_len);
 
+	spin_lock_bh(&x->lock);
 	x->lastused = get_seconds();
+	spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_output.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_output.c
index 58d5a746b1c3..b1efdc8850a7 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_output.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_output.c
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ int xfrm_output(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 
 	do {
+		err = x->outer_mode->output(x, skb);
+		if (err)
+			goto error;
+
 		spin_lock_bh(&x->lock);
 		err = xfrm_state_check(x, skb);
 		if (err)
@@ -64,10 +68,6 @@ int xfrm_output(struct sk_buff *skb)
 				xfrm_replay_notify(x, XFRM_REPLAY_UPDATE);
 		}
 
-		err = x->outer_mode->output(x, skb);
-		if (err)
-			goto error;
-
 		x->curlft.bytes += skb->len;
 		x->curlft.packets++;