diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_iptfs.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_iptfs.c
index aea63a000d1d..ad810d1f97c0 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_iptfs.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_iptfs.c
@@ -2730,8 +2730,9 @@ static void iptfs_destroy_state(struct xfrm_state *x)
 	if (!xtfs)
 		return;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&xtfs->x->lock);
 	hrtimer_cancel(&xtfs->iptfs_timer);
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&xtfs->x->lock);
 	__skb_queue_head_init(&list);
 	skb_queue_splice_init(&xtfs->queue, &list);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&xtfs->x->lock);
@@ -2739,9 +2740,7 @@ static void iptfs_destroy_state(struct xfrm_state *x)
 	while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&list)))
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&xtfs->drop_lock);
 	hrtimer_cancel(&xtfs->drop_timer);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&xtfs->drop_lock);
 
 	if (xtfs->ra_newskb)
 		kfree_skb(xtfs->ra_newskb);