diff --git a/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c b/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
index 99298d1fe0ed45ad99563fdb6a6994f6242fe8f3..01652f4d8eb719f84aea00c126b6191c4d10b861 100644
--- a/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
+++ b/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ 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;