diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_replay.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_replay.c
index ce56d659c55a..7f52bb2e14c1 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_replay.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_replay.c
@@ -714,10 +714,12 @@ static int xfrm_replay_overflow_offload_esn(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff
 			oseq += skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_segs;
 		}
 
-		if (unlikely(xo->seq.low < replay_esn->oseq)) {
-			XFRM_SKB_CB(skb)->seq.output.hi = ++oseq_hi;
-			xo->seq.hi = oseq_hi;
-			replay_esn->oseq_hi = oseq_hi;
+		if (unlikely(oseq < replay_esn->oseq)) {
+			replay_esn->oseq_hi = ++oseq_hi;
+			if (xo->seq.low < replay_esn->oseq) {
+				XFRM_SKB_CB(skb)->seq.output.hi = oseq_hi;
+				xo->seq.hi = oseq_hi;
+			}
 			if (replay_esn->oseq_hi == 0) {
 				replay_esn->oseq--;
 				replay_esn->oseq_hi--;