diff --git a/ip/ipxfrm.c b/ip/ipxfrm.c
index db51918..2576938 100644
--- a/ip/ipxfrm.c
+++ b/ip/ipxfrm.c
@@ -1067,6 +1067,18 @@
 	if (src.family && dst.family && (src.family != dst.family))
 		invarg("the same address family is required between \"src\" and \"dst\"", *argv);
 
+	if (id->spi && id->proto) {
+		if (xfrm_xfrmproto_is_ro(id->proto)) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "\"spi\" is invalid with XFRM-PROTO value \"%s\"\n",
+			        strxf_xfrmproto(id->proto));
+			exit(1);
+		} else if (id->proto == IPPROTO_COMP && ntohl(id->spi) >= 0x10000) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "SPI value is too large with XFRM-PROTO value \"%s\"\n",
+			        strxf_xfrmproto(id->proto));
+			exit(1);
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (loose == 0 && id->proto == 0)
 		missarg("XFRM-PROTO");
 	if (argc == *argcp)
diff --git a/ip/xfrm_state.c b/ip/xfrm_state.c
index c0cf88c..3c01ec5 100644
--- a/ip/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/ip/xfrm_state.c
@@ -502,11 +502,6 @@
 				strxf_xfrmproto(req.xsinfo.id.proto));
 			exit(1);
 		}
-		if (req.xsinfo.id.spi != 0) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "\"spi\" must be 0 with proto=%s\n",
-				strxf_xfrmproto(req.xsinfo.id.proto));
-			exit(1);
-		}
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;