diff --git a/crypto/algboss.c b/crypto/algboss.c
index 769219b293098d43bd8406e296ff8b388869e8c1..76fc0b23fc6cfd4c33188cd6e5b7454603b7a751 100644
--- a/crypto/algboss.c
+++ b/crypto/algboss.c
@@ -45,10 +45,9 @@ struct cryptomgr_param {
 		} nu32;
 	} attrs[CRYPTO_MAX_ATTRS];
 
-	char larval[CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME];
 	char template[CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME];
 
-	struct completion *completion;
+	struct crypto_larval *larval;
 
 	u32 otype;
 	u32 omask;
@@ -87,7 +86,8 @@ static int cryptomgr_probe(void *data)
 	crypto_tmpl_put(tmpl);
 
 out:
-	complete_all(param->completion);
+	complete_all(&param->larval->completion);
+	crypto_alg_put(&param->larval->alg);
 	kfree(param);
 	module_put_and_exit(0);
 }
@@ -187,18 +187,19 @@ static int cryptomgr_schedule_probe(struct crypto_larval *larval)
 	param->otype = larval->alg.cra_flags;
 	param->omask = larval->mask;
 
-	memcpy(param->larval, larval->alg.cra_name, CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME);
-
-	param->completion = &larval->completion;
+	crypto_alg_get(&larval->alg);
+	param->larval = larval;
 
 	thread = kthread_run(cryptomgr_probe, param, "cryptomgr_probe");
 	if (IS_ERR(thread))
-		goto err_free_param;
+		goto err_put_larval;
 
 	wait_for_completion_interruptible(&larval->completion);
 
 	return NOTIFY_STOP;
 
+err_put_larval:
+	crypto_alg_put(&larval->alg);
 err_free_param:
 	kfree(param);
 err_put_module:
diff --git a/crypto/api.c b/crypto/api.c
index 033a7147e5ebc4317b3bf082f090e8f2c2c8c115..3b6180336d3d54b9011bb8f90d15a220cf06b642 100644
--- a/crypto/api.c
+++ b/crypto/api.c
@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_alg_sem);
 BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(crypto_chain);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_chain);
 
-static inline struct crypto_alg *crypto_alg_get(struct crypto_alg *alg)
-{
-	atomic_inc(&alg->cra_refcnt);
-	return alg;
-}
-
 struct crypto_alg *crypto_mod_get(struct crypto_alg *alg)
 {
 	return try_module_get(alg->cra_module) ? crypto_alg_get(alg) : NULL;
diff --git a/crypto/internal.h b/crypto/internal.h
index 9ebedae3fb54abc26a97918b3fe7aaabb2b56b82..bd39bfc92eabc1acf465e1cf8614d644eaafb402 100644
--- a/crypto/internal.h
+++ b/crypto/internal.h
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ int crypto_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 int crypto_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 int crypto_probing_notify(unsigned long val, void *v);
 
+static inline struct crypto_alg *crypto_alg_get(struct crypto_alg *alg)
+{
+	atomic_inc(&alg->cra_refcnt);
+	return alg;
+}
+
 static inline void crypto_alg_put(struct crypto_alg *alg)
 {
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&alg->cra_refcnt) && alg->cra_destroy)