diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipcomp.c b/net/ipv4/ipcomp.c
index 2c44a94c2135d80aebb3a8708292b829f6f3bcf6..f4af99ad8fdb6015de40393d52b5bde5bd6c42c7 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipcomp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipcomp.c
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ static void ipcomp4_err(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 info)
 static struct xfrm_state *ipcomp_tunnel_create(struct xfrm_state *x)
 {
 	struct xfrm_state *t;
-	u8 mode = XFRM_MODE_TUNNEL;
 
 	t = xfrm_state_alloc();
 	if (t == NULL)
@@ -193,9 +192,7 @@ static struct xfrm_state *ipcomp_tunnel_create(struct xfrm_state *x)
 	t->id.daddr.a4 = x->id.daddr.a4;
 	memcpy(&t->sel, &x->sel, sizeof(t->sel));
 	t->props.family = AF_INET;
-	if (x->props.mode == XFRM_MODE_BEET)
-		mode = x->props.mode;
-	t->props.mode = mode;
+	t->props.mode = x->props.mode;
 	t->props.saddr.a4 = x->props.saddr.a4;
 	t->props.flags = x->props.flags;
 
@@ -389,15 +386,22 @@ static int ipcomp_init_state(struct xfrm_state *x)
 	if (x->encap)
 		goto out;
 
+	x->props.header_len = 0;
+	switch (x->props.mode) {
+	case XFRM_MODE_TRANSPORT:
+		break;
+	case XFRM_MODE_TUNNEL:
+		x->props.header_len += sizeof(struct iphdr);
+		break;
+	default:
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	ipcd = kzalloc(sizeof(*ipcd), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ipcd)
 		goto out;
 
-	x->props.header_len = 0;
-	if (x->props.mode == XFRM_MODE_TUNNEL)
-		x->props.header_len += sizeof(struct iphdr);
-
 	mutex_lock(&ipcomp_resource_mutex);
 	if (!ipcomp_alloc_scratches())
 		goto error;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c b/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c
index 0cd4056f9127e3434cbb63ed27ebcaddb404f54c..b276d04d6db52ea7dc2c1529d3351cc5a6e5b0aa 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ static void ipcomp6_err(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_skb_parm *opt,
 static struct xfrm_state *ipcomp6_tunnel_create(struct xfrm_state *x)
 {
 	struct xfrm_state *t = NULL;
-	u8 mode = XFRM_MODE_TUNNEL;
 
 	t = xfrm_state_alloc();
 	if (!t)
@@ -204,9 +203,7 @@ static struct xfrm_state *ipcomp6_tunnel_create(struct xfrm_state *x)
 	memcpy(t->id.daddr.a6, x->id.daddr.a6, sizeof(struct in6_addr));
 	memcpy(&t->sel, &x->sel, sizeof(t->sel));
 	t->props.family = AF_INET6;
-	if (x->props.mode == XFRM_MODE_BEET)
-		mode = x->props.mode;
-	t->props.mode = mode;
+	t->props.mode = x->props.mode;
 	memcpy(t->props.saddr.a6, x->props.saddr.a6, sizeof(struct in6_addr));
 
 	if (xfrm_init_state(t))
@@ -405,22 +402,22 @@ static int ipcomp6_init_state(struct xfrm_state *x)
 	if (x->encap)
 		goto out;
 
-	err = -ENOMEM;
-	ipcd = kzalloc(sizeof(*ipcd), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ipcd)
-		goto out;
-
 	x->props.header_len = 0;
 	switch (x->props.mode) {
-	case XFRM_MODE_BEET:
 	case XFRM_MODE_TRANSPORT:
 		break;
 	case XFRM_MODE_TUNNEL:
 		x->props.header_len += sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
+		break;
 	default:
-		goto error;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
+	err = -ENOMEM;
+	ipcd = kzalloc(sizeof(*ipcd), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ipcd)
+		goto out;
+
 	mutex_lock(&ipcomp6_resource_mutex);
 	if (!ipcomp6_alloc_scratches())
 		goto error;