diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c
index 37456d022cfa..61e6220ddd5a 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ int xfrm_input(struct sk_buff *skb, int nexthdr, __be32 spi, int encap_type)
 		/* only the first xfrm gets the encap type */
 		encap_type = 0;
 
-		if (async && x->repl->recheck(x, skb, seq)) {
+		if (x->repl->recheck(x, skb, seq)) {
 			XFRM_INC_STATS(net, LINUX_MIB_XFRMINSTATESEQERROR);
 			goto drop_unlock;
 		}