diff --git a/drivers/crypto/talitos.c b/drivers/crypto/talitos.c
index 50680043a38bfe8318bac35a2f27d8bac5de7764..064315edd28995856c477b64e731af6c40ac047f 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/talitos.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/talitos.c
@@ -1480,7 +1480,8 @@ static int aead_decrypt(struct aead_request *req)
 	if (IS_ERR(edesc))
 		return PTR_ERR(edesc);
 
-	if ((priv->features & TALITOS_FTR_HW_AUTH_CHECK) &&
+	if ((edesc->desc.hdr & DESC_HDR_TYPE_IPSEC_ESP) &&
+	    (priv->features & TALITOS_FTR_HW_AUTH_CHECK) &&
 	    ((!edesc->src_nents && !edesc->dst_nents) ||
 	     priv->features & TALITOS_FTR_SRC_LINK_TBL_LEN_INCLUDES_EXTENT)) {