diff --git a/src/libcharon/bus/bus.c b/src/libcharon/bus/bus.c
index 19943d060..15fe73057 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/bus/bus.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/bus/bus.c
@@ -827,7 +827,8 @@ METHOD(bus_t, ike_updown, void,
 		enumerator = ike_sa->create_child_sa_enumerator(ike_sa);
 		while (enumerator->enumerate(enumerator, (void**)&child_sa))
 		{
-			if (child_sa->get_state(child_sa) != CHILD_REKEYED)
+			if (child_sa->get_state(child_sa) != CHILD_REKEYED &&
+				child_sa->get_state(child_sa) != CHILD_DELETED)
 			{
 				child_updown(this, child_sa, FALSE);
 			}