diff --git a/arch/s390/crypto/aes_s390.c b/arch/s390/crypto/aes_s390.c
index 812d9498d97be5776aeaee0f0c5831cadf40d693..dd456725189f23be3b02e330d7494ab58ba26fe2 100644
--- a/arch/s390/crypto/aes_s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/crypto/aes_s390.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static int fallback_init_cip(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
 	struct s390_aes_ctx *sctx = crypto_tfm_ctx(tfm);
 
 	sctx->fallback.cip = crypto_alloc_cipher(name, 0,
-			CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC | CRYPTO_ALG_NEED_FALLBACK);
+						 CRYPTO_ALG_NEED_FALLBACK);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(sctx->fallback.cip)) {
 		pr_err("Allocating AES fallback algorithm %s failed\n",
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/amcc/crypto4xx_alg.c b/drivers/crypto/amcc/crypto4xx_alg.c
index f5c07498ea4f08541b47040f3356bb00cfbc35ff..4092c2aad8e2119038a426d899c055f506240e7f 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/amcc/crypto4xx_alg.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/amcc/crypto4xx_alg.c
@@ -520,8 +520,7 @@ static int crypto4xx_compute_gcm_hash_key_sw(__le32 *hash_start, const u8 *key,
 	uint8_t src[16] = { 0 };
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	aes_tfm = crypto_alloc_cipher("aes", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC |
-				      CRYPTO_ALG_NEED_FALLBACK);
+	aes_tfm = crypto_alloc_cipher("aes", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_NEED_FALLBACK);
 	if (IS_ERR(aes_tfm)) {
 		rc = PTR_ERR(aes_tfm);
 		pr_warn("could not load aes cipher driver: %d\n", rc);
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/ccp-crypto-aes-cmac.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/ccp-crypto-aes-cmac.c
index 3c6fe57f91f8c0bb7cf21ce4d026c20ac50377d4..9108015e56cc55747468d0a67a29da7cb3d41a71 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/ccp-crypto-aes-cmac.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/ccp-crypto-aes-cmac.c
@@ -346,9 +346,7 @@ static int ccp_aes_cmac_cra_init(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
 
 	crypto_ahash_set_reqsize(ahash, sizeof(struct ccp_aes_cmac_req_ctx));
 
-	cipher_tfm = crypto_alloc_cipher("aes", 0,
-					 CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC |
-					 CRYPTO_ALG_NEED_FALLBACK);
+	cipher_tfm = crypto_alloc_cipher("aes", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_NEED_FALLBACK);
 	if (IS_ERR(cipher_tfm)) {
 		pr_warn("could not load aes cipher driver\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(cipher_tfm);
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/geode-aes.c b/drivers/crypto/geode-aes.c
index eb2a0a73cbed17cd0c9bdc2f8ab847c4dcf4b9d3..b4c24a35b3d08a0b5b9c15c9effbea1e17d9c277 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/geode-aes.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/geode-aes.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static int fallback_init_cip(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
 	struct geode_aes_op *op = crypto_tfm_ctx(tfm);
 
 	op->fallback.cip = crypto_alloc_cipher(name, 0,
-				CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC | CRYPTO_ALG_NEED_FALLBACK);
+					       CRYPTO_ALG_NEED_FALLBACK);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(op->fallback.cip)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Error allocating fallback algo %s\n", name);
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
index b8eec515a003cfc592d450eb8f78f1bec1898be7..a7195eb5b8d8949b87cfcedc5daf7c944abce5f2 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static struct crypto_cipher *alloc_essiv_cipher(struct crypt_config *cc,
 	int err;
 
 	/* Setup the essiv_tfm with the given salt */
-	essiv_tfm = crypto_alloc_cipher(cc->cipher, 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	essiv_tfm = crypto_alloc_cipher(cc->cipher, 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(essiv_tfm)) {
 		ti->error = "Error allocating crypto tfm for ESSIV";
 		return essiv_tfm;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/cisco/airo.c b/drivers/net/wireless/cisco/airo.c
index 04dd7a936593826928cf11559b3b362d0ed43383..6fab69fe6c92c91c3e898328259cf35adf39a0f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/cisco/airo.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/cisco/airo.c
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ static int micsetup(struct airo_info *ai) {
 	int i;
 
 	if (ai->tfm == NULL)
-	        ai->tfm = crypto_alloc_cipher("aes", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+		ai->tfm = crypto_alloc_cipher("aes", 0, 0);
 
         if (IS_ERR(ai->tfm)) {
                 airo_print_err(ai->dev->name, "failed to load transform for AES");
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_crypt_ccmp.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_crypt_ccmp.c
index bc45cf098b04e26a5c8ba425d255f4381a11c2c0..91871503364d4c0c297f198d4409eab9c06210e2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_crypt_ccmp.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_crypt_ccmp.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static void *rtllib_ccmp_init(int key_idx)
 		goto fail;
 	priv->key_idx = key_idx;
 
-	priv->tfm = (void *)crypto_alloc_cipher("aes", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	priv->tfm = (void *)crypto_alloc_cipher("aes", 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->tfm)) {
 		pr_debug("Could not allocate crypto API aes\n");
 		priv->tfm = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c
index 041f1b123888bfa790d02a581c04c26c4975ee3f..3534ddb900d1e5146270bab8cd23caeb17ce0746 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_ccmp.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static void *ieee80211_ccmp_init(int key_idx)
 		goto fail;
 	priv->key_idx = key_idx;
 
-	priv->tfm = (void *)crypto_alloc_cipher("aes", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	priv->tfm = (void *)crypto_alloc_cipher("aes", 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->tfm)) {
 		pr_debug("ieee80211_crypt_ccmp: could not allocate crypto API aes\n");
 		priv->tfm = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/wusbcore/crypto.c b/drivers/usb/wusbcore/crypto.c
index 68ddee86a8861cccbf033a995e90ca150edcfb66..edb7263bff403c05e02582837c45e4c30a32a803 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/wusbcore/crypto.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/wusbcore/crypto.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ ssize_t wusb_prf(void *out, size_t out_size,
 		goto error_setkey_cbc;
 	}
 
-	tfm_aes = crypto_alloc_cipher("aes", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	tfm_aes = crypto_alloc_cipher("aes", 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(tfm_aes)) {
 		result = PTR_ERR(tfm_aes);
 		printk(KERN_ERR "E: can't load AES: %d\n", (int)result);
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/smp.c b/net/bluetooth/smp.c
index c822e626761bd0ecb51e1b1de1f8dfa5b98b3568..1f94a25beef69b9bdd48a7688d2e372e9408fd73 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/smp.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/smp.c
@@ -1390,7 +1390,7 @@ static struct smp_chan *smp_chan_create(struct l2cap_conn *conn)
 	if (!smp)
 		return NULL;
 
-	smp->tfm_aes = crypto_alloc_cipher("aes", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	smp->tfm_aes = crypto_alloc_cipher("aes", 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(smp->tfm_aes)) {
 		BT_ERR("Unable to create AES crypto context");
 		goto zfree_smp;
@@ -3233,7 +3233,7 @@ static struct l2cap_chan *smp_add_cid(struct hci_dev *hdev, u16 cid)
 	if (!smp)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	tfm_aes = crypto_alloc_cipher("aes", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	tfm_aes = crypto_alloc_cipher("aes", 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(tfm_aes)) {
 		BT_ERR("Unable to create AES crypto context");
 		kzfree(smp);
@@ -3906,7 +3906,7 @@ int __init bt_selftest_smp(void)
 	struct crypto_kpp *tfm_ecdh;
 	int err;
 
-	tfm_aes = crypto_alloc_cipher("aes", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	tfm_aes = crypto_alloc_cipher("aes", 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(tfm_aes)) {
 		BT_ERR("Unable to create AES crypto context");
 		return PTR_ERR(tfm_aes);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/wep.c b/net/mac80211/wep.c
index 73e8f347802ecadf5efb11fffa7b13d32a5705c1..bfe9ed9f4c48d6f4e52faf6f274474ebda2ac9b6 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/wep.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/wep.c
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ int ieee80211_wep_init(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 	/* start WEP IV from a random value */
 	get_random_bytes(&local->wep_iv, IEEE80211_WEP_IV_LEN);
 
-	local->wep_tx_tfm = crypto_alloc_cipher("arc4", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	local->wep_tx_tfm = crypto_alloc_cipher("arc4", 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(local->wep_tx_tfm)) {
 		local->wep_rx_tfm = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 		return PTR_ERR(local->wep_tx_tfm);
 	}
 
-	local->wep_rx_tfm = crypto_alloc_cipher("arc4", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	local->wep_rx_tfm = crypto_alloc_cipher("arc4", 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(local->wep_rx_tfm)) {
 		crypto_free_cipher(local->wep_tx_tfm);
 		local->wep_tx_tfm = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
diff --git a/net/wireless/lib80211_crypt_ccmp.c b/net/wireless/lib80211_crypt_ccmp.c
index 6beab0cfcb99e4fece6f8cbf9ca10f3c7c0e61eb..55214fe925b2accef15113863c273b6f0c8df5e7 100644
--- a/net/wireless/lib80211_crypt_ccmp.c
+++ b/net/wireless/lib80211_crypt_ccmp.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static void *lib80211_ccmp_init(int key_idx)
 		goto fail;
 	priv->key_idx = key_idx;
 
-	priv->tfm = crypto_alloc_cipher("aes", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	priv->tfm = crypto_alloc_cipher("aes", 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->tfm)) {
 		priv->tfm = NULL;
 		goto fail;
diff --git a/net/wireless/lib80211_crypt_tkip.c b/net/wireless/lib80211_crypt_tkip.c
index b5e235573c8a0777053e946bbcfde01f65ec7bcf..35f06563207ddd9a1c67ca0e48fcc01f40eb9f19 100644
--- a/net/wireless/lib80211_crypt_tkip.c
+++ b/net/wireless/lib80211_crypt_tkip.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static void *lib80211_tkip_init(int key_idx)
 
 	priv->key_idx = key_idx;
 
-	priv->tx_tfm_arc4 = crypto_alloc_cipher("arc4", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	priv->tx_tfm_arc4 = crypto_alloc_cipher("arc4", 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->tx_tfm_arc4)) {
 		priv->tx_tfm_arc4 = NULL;
 		goto fail;
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static void *lib80211_tkip_init(int key_idx)
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	priv->rx_tfm_arc4 = crypto_alloc_cipher("arc4", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	priv->rx_tfm_arc4 = crypto_alloc_cipher("arc4", 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->rx_tfm_arc4)) {
 		priv->rx_tfm_arc4 = NULL;
 		goto fail;
diff --git a/net/wireless/lib80211_crypt_wep.c b/net/wireless/lib80211_crypt_wep.c
index 6015f6b542a678bf41b7929a6bc3b55815c691b9..20c1ad63ad4467770e250f658ba149083022affa 100644
--- a/net/wireless/lib80211_crypt_wep.c
+++ b/net/wireless/lib80211_crypt_wep.c
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ static void *lib80211_wep_init(int keyidx)
 		goto fail;
 	priv->key_idx = keyidx;
 
-	priv->tx_tfm = crypto_alloc_cipher("arc4", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	priv->tx_tfm = crypto_alloc_cipher("arc4", 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->tx_tfm)) {
 		priv->tx_tfm = NULL;
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	priv->rx_tfm = crypto_alloc_cipher("arc4", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	priv->rx_tfm = crypto_alloc_cipher("arc4", 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->rx_tfm)) {
 		priv->rx_tfm = NULL;
 		goto fail;