--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_output.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_output.c
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ static int xfrm_output_one(struct sk_buf
 	struct xfrm_state *x = dst->xfrm;
 	struct net *net = xs_net(x);
 
-	if (err <= 0 || x->xso.type == XFRM_DEV_OFFLOAD_PACKET)
+	if (err <= 0)
 		goto resume;
 
 	do {
@@ -570,12 +570,10 @@ int xfrm_output(struct sock *sk, struct
 
 	if (x->xso.type == XFRM_DEV_OFFLOAD_PACKET) {
 		if (!xfrm_dev_offload_ok(skb, x)) {
-			XFRM_INC_STATS(net, LINUX_MIB_XFRMOUTERROR);
-			kfree_skb(skb);
-			return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+			secpath_reset(skb);
+			goto sw_path;
 		}
-
-		return xfrm_output_resume(skb, 0);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	secpath_reset(skb);
@@ -606,6 +604,7 @@ int xfrm_output(struct sock *sk, struct
 		if (x->xso.dev && x->xso.dev->features & NETIF_F_HW_ESP_TX_CSUM)
 			goto out;
 	} else {
+sw_path:
 		if (skb_is_gso(skb))
 			return xfrm_output_gso(net, sk, skb);
 	}