diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
index 85386becbaea2..bbcf0b650b81e 100644
--- a/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ struct xfrm_state {
 	struct xfrm_stats	stats;
 
 	struct xfrm_lifetime_cur curlft;
-	struct tasklet_hrtimer	mtimer;
+	struct hrtimer		mtimer;
 
 	struct xfrm_state_offload xso;
 
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 1bb971f46fc6f..586b4d656abde 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(xfrm_state_free);
 
 static void ___xfrm_state_destroy(struct xfrm_state *x)
 {
-	tasklet_hrtimer_cancel(&x->mtimer);
+	hrtimer_cancel(&x->mtimer);
 	del_timer_sync(&x->rtimer);
 	kfree(x->aead);
 	kfree(x->aalg);
@@ -479,8 +479,8 @@ static void xfrm_state_gc_task(struct work_struct *work)
 
 static enum hrtimer_restart xfrm_timer_handler(struct hrtimer *me)
 {
-	struct tasklet_hrtimer *thr = container_of(me, struct tasklet_hrtimer, timer);
-	struct xfrm_state *x = container_of(thr, struct xfrm_state, mtimer);
+	struct xfrm_state *x = container_of(me, struct xfrm_state, mtimer);
+	enum hrtimer_restart ret = HRTIMER_NORESTART;
 	time64_t now = ktime_get_real_seconds();
 	time64_t next = TIME64_MAX;
 	int warn = 0;
@@ -544,7 +544,8 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart xfrm_timer_handler(struct hrtimer *me)
 		km_state_expired(x, 0, 0);
 resched:
 	if (next != TIME64_MAX) {
-		tasklet_hrtimer_start(&x->mtimer, ktime_set(next, 0), HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
+		hrtimer_forward_now(&x->mtimer, ktime_set(next, 0));
+		ret = HRTIMER_RESTART;
 	}
 
 	goto out;
@@ -561,7 +562,7 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart xfrm_timer_handler(struct hrtimer *me)
 
 out:
 	spin_unlock(&x->lock);
-	return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void xfrm_replay_timer_handler(struct timer_list *t);
@@ -580,8 +581,8 @@ struct xfrm_state *xfrm_state_alloc(struct net *net)
 		INIT_HLIST_NODE(&x->bydst);
 		INIT_HLIST_NODE(&x->bysrc);
 		INIT_HLIST_NODE(&x->byspi);
-		tasklet_hrtimer_init(&x->mtimer, xfrm_timer_handler,
-					CLOCK_BOOTTIME, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS);
+		hrtimer_init(&x->mtimer, CLOCK_BOOTTIME, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_SOFT);
+		x->mtimer.function = xfrm_timer_handler;
 		timer_setup(&x->rtimer, xfrm_replay_timer_handler, 0);
 		x->curlft.add_time = ktime_get_real_seconds();
 		x->lft.soft_byte_limit = XFRM_INF;
@@ -1047,7 +1048,9 @@ xfrm_state_find(const xfrm_address_t *daddr, const xfrm_address_t *saddr,
 				hlist_add_head_rcu(&x->byspi, net->xfrm.state_byspi + h);
 			}
 			x->lft.hard_add_expires_seconds = net->xfrm.sysctl_acq_expires;
-			tasklet_hrtimer_start(&x->mtimer, ktime_set(net->xfrm.sysctl_acq_expires, 0), HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
+			hrtimer_start(&x->mtimer,
+				      ktime_set(net->xfrm.sysctl_acq_expires, 0),
+				      HRTIMER_MODE_REL_SOFT);
 			net->xfrm.state_num++;
 			xfrm_hash_grow_check(net, x->bydst.next != NULL);
 			spin_unlock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
@@ -1159,7 +1162,7 @@ static void __xfrm_state_insert(struct xfrm_state *x)
 		hlist_add_head_rcu(&x->byspi, net->xfrm.state_byspi + h);
 	}
 
-	tasklet_hrtimer_start(&x->mtimer, ktime_set(1, 0), HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
+	hrtimer_start(&x->mtimer, ktime_set(1, 0), HRTIMER_MODE_REL_SOFT);
 	if (x->replay_maxage)
 		mod_timer(&x->rtimer, jiffies + x->replay_maxage);
 
@@ -1266,7 +1269,9 @@ static struct xfrm_state *__find_acq_core(struct net *net,
 		x->mark.m = m->m;
 		x->lft.hard_add_expires_seconds = net->xfrm.sysctl_acq_expires;
 		xfrm_state_hold(x);
-		tasklet_hrtimer_start(&x->mtimer, ktime_set(net->xfrm.sysctl_acq_expires, 0), HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
+		hrtimer_start(&x->mtimer,
+			      ktime_set(net->xfrm.sysctl_acq_expires, 0),
+			      HRTIMER_MODE_REL_SOFT);
 		list_add(&x->km.all, &net->xfrm.state_all);
 		hlist_add_head_rcu(&x->bydst, net->xfrm.state_bydst + h);
 		h = xfrm_src_hash(net, daddr, saddr, family);
@@ -1571,7 +1576,8 @@ int xfrm_state_update(struct xfrm_state *x)
 		memcpy(&x1->lft, &x->lft, sizeof(x1->lft));
 		x1->km.dying = 0;
 
-		tasklet_hrtimer_start(&x1->mtimer, ktime_set(1, 0), HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
+		hrtimer_start(&x1->mtimer, ktime_set(1, 0),
+			      HRTIMER_MODE_REL_SOFT);
 		if (x1->curlft.use_time)
 			xfrm_state_check_expire(x1);
 
@@ -1610,7 +1616,7 @@ int xfrm_state_check_expire(struct xfrm_state *x)
 	if (x->curlft.bytes >= x->lft.hard_byte_limit ||
 	    x->curlft.packets >= x->lft.hard_packet_limit) {
 		x->km.state = XFRM_STATE_EXPIRED;
-		tasklet_hrtimer_start(&x->mtimer, 0, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
+		hrtimer_start(&x->mtimer, 0, HRTIMER_MODE_REL_SOFT);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
