diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
index c902652abcc4..b7668a528dc2 100644
--- a/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ struct xfrm_state {
 	struct xfrm_lifetime_cur curlft;
 	struct tasklet_hrtimer	mtimer;
 
+	/* used to fix curlft->add_time when changing date */
+	long		saved_tmo;
+
 	/* Last used time */
 	unsigned long		lastused;
 
@@ -239,6 +242,7 @@ static inline struct net *xs_net(struct xfrm_state *x)
 
 /* xflags - make enum if more show up */
 #define XFRM_TIME_DEFER	1
+#define XFRM_SOFT_EXPIRE 2
 
 enum {
 	XFRM_STATE_VOID,
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 2f9316afa73e..3b62c485917a 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -407,8 +407,17 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart xfrm_timer_handler(struct hrtimer * me)
 	if (x->lft.hard_add_expires_seconds) {
 		long tmo = x->lft.hard_add_expires_seconds +
 			x->curlft.add_time - now;
-		if (tmo <= 0)
-			goto expired;
+		if (tmo <= 0) {
+			if (x->xflags & XFRM_SOFT_EXPIRE) {
+				/* enter hard expire without soft expire first?!
+				 * setting a new date could trigger this.
+				 * workarbound: fix x->curflt.add_time by below:
+				 */
+				x->curlft.add_time = now - x->saved_tmo - 1;
+				tmo = x->lft.hard_add_expires_seconds - x->saved_tmo;
+			} else
+				goto expired;
+		}
 		if (tmo < next)
 			next = tmo;
 	}
@@ -425,10 +434,14 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart xfrm_timer_handler(struct hrtimer * me)
 	if (x->lft.soft_add_expires_seconds) {
 		long tmo = x->lft.soft_add_expires_seconds +
 			x->curlft.add_time - now;
-		if (tmo <= 0)
+		if (tmo <= 0) {
 			warn = 1;
-		else if (tmo < next)
+			x->xflags &= ~XFRM_SOFT_EXPIRE;
+		} else if (tmo < next) {
 			next = tmo;
+			x->xflags |= XFRM_SOFT_EXPIRE;
+			x->saved_tmo = tmo;
+		}
 	}
 	if (x->lft.soft_use_expires_seconds) {
 		long tmo = x->lft.soft_use_expires_seconds +