diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 84bbf8474f3e..899de9ed22a6 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -505,6 +505,14 @@ __xfrm_state_locate(struct xfrm_state *x, int use_spi, int family)
 						  x->id.proto, family);
 }
 
+static void xfrm_hash_grow_check(int have_hash_collision)
+{
+	if (have_hash_collision &&
+	    (xfrm_state_hmask + 1) < xfrm_state_hashmax &&
+	    xfrm_state_num > xfrm_state_hmask)
+		schedule_work(&xfrm_hash_work);
+}
+
 struct xfrm_state *
 xfrm_state_find(xfrm_address_t *daddr, xfrm_address_t *saddr, 
 		struct flowi *fl, struct xfrm_tmpl *tmpl,
@@ -598,6 +606,8 @@ xfrm_state_find(xfrm_address_t *daddr, xfrm_address_t *saddr,
 			x->lft.hard_add_expires_seconds = XFRM_ACQ_EXPIRES;
 			x->timer.expires = jiffies + XFRM_ACQ_EXPIRES*HZ;
 			add_timer(&x->timer);
+			xfrm_state_num++;
+			xfrm_hash_grow_check(x->bydst.next != NULL);
 		} else {
 			x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_DEAD;
 			xfrm_state_put(x);
@@ -614,14 +624,6 @@ out:
 	return x;
 }
 
-static void xfrm_hash_grow_check(int have_hash_collision)
-{
-	if (have_hash_collision &&
-	    (xfrm_state_hmask + 1) < xfrm_state_hashmax &&
-	    xfrm_state_num > xfrm_state_hmask)
-		schedule_work(&xfrm_hash_work);
-}
-
 static void __xfrm_state_insert(struct xfrm_state *x)
 {
 	unsigned int h;