diff --git a/net/xfrm/Kconfig b/net/xfrm/Kconfig
index 6b5b50f427fc67bcf8c2ed35d6b16c0682081515..8f9dbec319be471688fdc78a4cea4815809406ba 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/Kconfig
+++ b/net/xfrm/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #
 config XFRM
        bool
+       select CRYPTO
        depends on NET
 
 config XFRM_USER
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_algo.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_algo.c
index 1686f64c4352c2ee19d565d54017608474a98b83..b5c5347aed666096c33d0fadbbab0065753ddd08 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_algo.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_algo.c
@@ -486,7 +486,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xfrm_ealg_get_byidx);
  */
 void xfrm_probe_algs(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_CRYPTO
 	int i, status;
 
 	BUG_ON(in_softirq());
@@ -511,7 +510,6 @@ void xfrm_probe_algs(void)
 		if (calg_list[i].available != status)
 			calg_list[i].available = status;
 	}
-#endif
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xfrm_probe_algs);