diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_ro.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_ro.c
index 6ad6d7ac6bd70e4604354bb466212ee0b5712501..a15637384b20124e2d1a192034614683481d700b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_ro.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_mode_ro.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/stringify.h>
+#include <linux/time.h>
 #include <net/ipv6.h>
 #include <net/xfrm.h>
 
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ static int xfrm6_ro_output(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			       (prevhdr - x->props.header_len) - skb->data);
 	skb_set_transport_header(skb, hdr_len);
 	memmove(skb->data, iph, hdr_len);
+
+	x->lastused = get_seconds();
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_output.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_output.c
index 40d75eccdddab669172ca6a8f6d844fe54f47091..8c852119d190b80a9b56a984ac99c8d3258d64e1 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_output.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_output.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
-#include <linux/time.h>
 #include <net/dst.h>
 #include <net/xfrm.h>
 
@@ -75,9 +74,6 @@ int xfrm_output(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		x->curlft.bytes += skb->len;
 		x->curlft.packets++;
 
-		if (x->props.mode == XFRM_MODE_ROUTEOPTIMIZATION)
-			x->lastused = get_seconds();
-
 		spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
 
 		skb_reset_network_header(skb);