diff --git a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_state.c b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_state.c
index 07735ed280d7..55dc6beab9aa 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_state.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_state.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ __xfrm4_init_tempsel(struct xfrm_state *x, struct flowi *fl,
 	x->sel.dport_mask = htons(0xffff);
 	x->sel.sport = xfrm_flowi_sport(fl);
 	x->sel.sport_mask = htons(0xffff);
+	x->sel.family = AF_INET;
 	x->sel.prefixlen_d = 32;
 	x->sel.prefixlen_s = 32;
 	x->sel.proto = fl->proto;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_state.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_state.c
index 89884a4f23aa..60c78cfc2737 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_state.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_state.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ __xfrm6_init_tempsel(struct xfrm_state *x, struct flowi *fl,
 	x->sel.dport_mask = htons(0xffff);
 	x->sel.sport = xfrm_flowi_sport(fl);
 	x->sel.sport_mask = htons(0xffff);
+	x->sel.family = AF_INET6;
 	x->sel.prefixlen_d = 128;
 	x->sel.prefixlen_s = 128;
 	x->sel.proto = fl->proto;