diff --git a/crypto/shash.c b/crypto/shash.c
index d5a2b619c55f79e3b7cbff1f1d06d3048364b49c..13a0dc150a4d3741a6958b5ae59611d621925be9 100644
--- a/crypto/shash.c
+++ b/crypto/shash.c
@@ -442,8 +442,6 @@ static unsigned int crypto_shash_ctxsize(struct crypto_alg *alg, u32 type,
 static int crypto_shash_init_tfm(struct crypto_tfm *tfm,
 				 const struct crypto_type *frontend)
 {
-	if (frontend->type != CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_SHASH)
-		return -EINVAL;
 	return 0;
 }