diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/snmp.h b/include/uapi/linux/snmp.h
index df2e8b4f9c03..ea17542ff321 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/snmp.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/snmp.h
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ enum
 	LINUX_MIB_XFRMOUTPOLERROR,		/* XfrmOutPolError */
 	LINUX_MIB_XFRMFWDHDRERROR,		/* XfrmFwdHdrError*/
 	LINUX_MIB_XFRMOUTSTATEINVALID,		/* XfrmOutStateInvalid */
+	LINUX_MIB_XFRMACQUIREERROR,		/* XfrmAcquireError */
 	__LINUX_MIB_XFRMMAX
 };
 
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c
index ab2bb42fe094..88843996f935 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ int xfrm_input(struct sk_buff *skb, int nexthdr, __be32 spi, int encap_type)
 		skb->sp->xvec[skb->sp->len++] = x;
 
 		spin_lock(&x->lock);
+		if (unlikely(x->km.state == XFRM_STATE_ACQ)) {
+			XFRM_INC_STATS(net, LINUX_MIB_XFRMACQUIREERROR);
+			goto drop_unlock;
+		}
+
 		if (unlikely(x->km.state != XFRM_STATE_VALID)) {
 			XFRM_INC_STATS(net, LINUX_MIB_XFRMINSTATEINVALID);
 			goto drop_unlock;
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_proc.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_proc.c
index c721b0d9ab8b..80cd1e55b834 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_proc.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_proc.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static const struct snmp_mib xfrm_mib_list[] = {
 	SNMP_MIB_ITEM("XfrmOutPolError", LINUX_MIB_XFRMOUTPOLERROR),
 	SNMP_MIB_ITEM("XfrmFwdHdrError", LINUX_MIB_XFRMFWDHDRERROR),
 	SNMP_MIB_ITEM("XfrmOutStateInvalid", LINUX_MIB_XFRMOUTSTATEINVALID),
+	SNMP_MIB_ITEM("XfrmAcquireError", LINUX_MIB_XFRMACQUIREERROR),
 	SNMP_MIB_SENTINEL
 };