diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index 150d46633ce6..625b3fca5704 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -2732,14 +2732,14 @@ static const void *xfrm_get_dst_nexthop(const struct dst_entry *dst,
 	while (dst->xfrm) {
 		const struct xfrm_state *xfrm = dst->xfrm;
 
+		dst = xfrm_dst_child(dst);
+
 		if (xfrm->props.mode == XFRM_MODE_TRANSPORT)
 			continue;
 		if (xfrm->type->flags & XFRM_TYPE_REMOTE_COADDR)
 			daddr = xfrm->coaddr;
 		else if (!(xfrm->type->flags & XFRM_TYPE_LOCAL_COADDR))
 			daddr = &xfrm->id.daddr;
-
-		dst = xfrm_dst_child(dst);
 	}
 	return daddr;
 }