diff --git a/crypto/algif_skcipher.c b/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
index 60496d405ebf4a6cf0e4cf12d36ab3294617b1f3..2db1eb776932e0e525a807d236d9845da7a5826b 100644
--- a/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
+++ b/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static int skcipher_recvmsg_async(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 			rsgl = &sreq->first_sgl;
 			list_add_tail(&rsgl->list, &sreq->list);
 		} else {
-			rsgl = kzalloc(sizeof(*rsgl), GFP_KERNEL);
+			rsgl = kmalloc(sizeof(*rsgl), GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (!rsgl) {
 				err = -ENOMEM;
 				goto free;