diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c
index b4a13178fb40..65bcf09251ef 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c
@@ -167,11 +167,6 @@ int xfrm_input(struct sk_buff *skb, int nexthdr, __be32 spi, int encap_type)
 			goto drop_unlock;
 		}
 
-		if ((x->encap ? x->encap->encap_type : 0) != encap_type) {
-			XFRM_INC_STATS(net, LINUX_MIB_XFRMINSTATEMISMATCH);
-			goto drop_unlock;
-		}
-
 		if (x->props.replay_window && xfrm_replay_check(x, skb, seq)) {
 			XFRM_INC_STATS(net, LINUX_MIB_XFRMINSTATESEQERROR);
 			goto drop_unlock;