diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
index 42a8c32a10e2..cffa5dc66449 100644
--- a/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -1430,6 +1430,7 @@ extern void xfrm_spd_getinfo(struct net *net, struct xfrmk_spdinfo *si);
 extern u32 xfrm_replay_seqhi(struct xfrm_state *x, __be32 net_seq);
 extern int xfrm_init_replay(struct xfrm_state *x);
 extern int xfrm_state_mtu(struct xfrm_state *x, int mtu);
+extern int __xfrm_init_state(struct xfrm_state *x, bool init_replay);
 extern int xfrm_init_state(struct xfrm_state *x);
 extern int xfrm_prepare_input(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb);
 extern int xfrm_input(struct sk_buff *skb, int nexthdr, __be32 spi,
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index d575f0534868..f83a3d1da81b 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -1907,7 +1907,7 @@ int xfrm_state_mtu(struct xfrm_state *x, int mtu)
 	return res;
 }
 
-int xfrm_init_state(struct xfrm_state *x)
+int __xfrm_init_state(struct xfrm_state *x, bool init_replay)
 {
 	struct xfrm_state_afinfo *afinfo;
 	struct xfrm_mode *inner_mode;
@@ -1980,12 +1980,25 @@ int xfrm_init_state(struct xfrm_state *x)
 	if (x->outer_mode == NULL)
 		goto error;
 
+	if (init_replay) {
+		err = xfrm_init_replay(x);
+		if (err)
+			goto error;
+	}
+
 	x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_VALID;
 
 error:
 	return err;
 }
 
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__xfrm_init_state);
+
+int xfrm_init_state(struct xfrm_state *x)
+{
+	return __xfrm_init_state(x, true);
+}
+
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xfrm_init_state);
 
 int __net_init xfrm_state_init(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index 706385ae3e4b..fc152d28753c 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ static struct xfrm_state *xfrm_state_construct(struct net *net,
 
 	xfrm_mark_get(attrs, &x->mark);
 
-	err = xfrm_init_state(x);
+	err = __xfrm_init_state(x, false);
 	if (err)
 		goto error;