diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index 16c84608e81e..4027c4266a87 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -181,7 +181,9 @@ static int verify_newsa_info(struct xfrm_usersa_info *p,
 		    attrs[XFRMA_ALG_AEAD]	||
 		    attrs[XFRMA_ALG_CRYPT]	||
 		    attrs[XFRMA_ALG_COMP]	||
-		    attrs[XFRMA_TFCPAD])
+		    attrs[XFRMA_TFCPAD]		||
+		    (ntohl(p->id.spi) >= 0x10000))
+
 			goto out;
 		break;