diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 37fe22b2e843..1befc6db723b 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -1542,9 +1542,6 @@ static struct xfrm_state *xfrm_state_clone(struct xfrm_state *orig,
 	memcpy(&x->mark, &orig->mark, sizeof(x->mark));
 	memcpy(&x->props.smark, &orig->props.smark, sizeof(x->props.smark));
 
-	if (xfrm_init_state(x) < 0)
-		goto error;
-
 	x->props.flags = orig->props.flags;
 	x->props.extra_flags = orig->props.extra_flags;
 
@@ -1631,6 +1628,11 @@ struct xfrm_state *xfrm_state_migrate(struct xfrm_state *x,
 	if (!xc)
 		return NULL;
 
+	xc->props.family = m->new_family;
+
+	if (xfrm_init_state(xc) < 0)
+		goto error;
+
 	memcpy(&xc->id.daddr, &m->new_daddr, sizeof(xc->id.daddr));
 	memcpy(&xc->props.saddr, &m->new_saddr, sizeof(xc->props.saddr));