diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
index 1ecee5e1c54832164107b469a1499f0f404aa995..7b0fcfc9eaa5fc0f724d3313360a304b6bbab3a6 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ static void clone_init(struct crypt_io *, struct bio *);
  * benbi: the 64-bit "big-endian 'narrow block'-count", starting at 1
  *        (needed for LRW-32-AES and possible other narrow block modes)
  *
+ * null: the initial vector is always zero.  Provides compatibility with
+ *       obsolete loop_fish2 devices.  Do not use for new devices.
+ *
  * plumb: unimplemented, see:
  * http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.device-mapper.dm-crypt/454
  */
@@ -257,6 +260,13 @@ static int crypt_iv_benbi_gen(struct crypt_config *cc, u8 *iv, sector_t sector)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int crypt_iv_null_gen(struct crypt_config *cc, u8 *iv, sector_t sector)
+{
+	memset(iv, 0, cc->iv_size);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct crypt_iv_operations crypt_iv_plain_ops = {
 	.generator = crypt_iv_plain_gen
 };
@@ -273,6 +283,10 @@ static struct crypt_iv_operations crypt_iv_benbi_ops = {
 	.generator = crypt_iv_benbi_gen
 };
 
+static struct crypt_iv_operations crypt_iv_null_ops = {
+	.generator = crypt_iv_null_gen
+};
+
 static int
 crypt_convert_scatterlist(struct crypt_config *cc, struct scatterlist *out,
                           struct scatterlist *in, unsigned int length,
@@ -803,6 +817,8 @@ static int crypt_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv)
 		cc->iv_gen_ops = &crypt_iv_essiv_ops;
 	else if (strcmp(ivmode, "benbi") == 0)
 		cc->iv_gen_ops = &crypt_iv_benbi_ops;
+	else if (strcmp(ivmode, "null") == 0)
+		cc->iv_gen_ops = &crypt_iv_null_ops;
 	else {
 		ti->error = "Invalid IV mode";
 		goto bad2;
@@ -1030,7 +1046,7 @@ static int crypt_message(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned argc, char **argv)
 
 static struct target_type crypt_target = {
 	.name   = "crypt",
-	.version= {1, 3, 0},
+	.version= {1, 5, 0},
 	.module = THIS_MODULE,
 	.ctr    = crypt_ctr,
 	.dtr    = crypt_dtr,