diff --git a/crypto/ablkcipher.c b/crypto/ablkcipher.c
index b15d797f94f9a5861fff55c12520ea4645c3df70..b788f169cc9880d0d1ac2ce4930145d9862b306d 100644
--- a/crypto/ablkcipher.c
+++ b/crypto/ablkcipher.c
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ static int crypto_init_givcipher_ops(struct crypto_tfm *tfm, u32 type,
 		      alg->setkey : setkey;
 	crt->encrypt = alg->encrypt;
 	crt->decrypt = alg->decrypt;
-	crt->givencrypt = alg->givencrypt;
+	crt->givencrypt = alg->givencrypt ?: no_givdecrypt;
 	crt->givdecrypt = alg->givdecrypt ?: no_givdecrypt;
 	crt->base = __crypto_ablkcipher_cast(tfm);
 	crt->ivsize = alg->ivsize;