diff --git a/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c b/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
index 35682852ddea94d5a09bbe19020b2460950665b6..77ad1e5a93e418c18ae4df57476e0a3858c900ba 100644
--- a/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
+++ b/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static struct shash_desc *init_desc(char type, uint8_t hash_algo)
 		algo = hash_algo_name[hash_algo];
 	}
 
-	if (*tfm == NULL) {
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(*tfm)) {
 		mutex_lock(&mutex);
 		if (*tfm)
 			goto out;