diff --git a/drivers/crypto/talitos.c b/drivers/crypto/talitos.c
index 8aa1212086f4839324b550462e50ff0b30d57be3..b7184f305867e130a363c761a7ef0f737fe2f8b7 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/talitos.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/talitos.c
@@ -3068,6 +3068,11 @@ static struct talitos_crypto_alg *talitos_alg_alloc(struct device *dev,
 		t_alg->algt.alg.aead.setkey = aead_setkey;
 		t_alg->algt.alg.aead.encrypt = aead_encrypt;
 		t_alg->algt.alg.aead.decrypt = aead_decrypt;
+		if (!(priv->features & TALITOS_FTR_SHA224_HWINIT) &&
+		    !strncmp(alg->cra_name, "authenc(hmac(sha224)", 20)) {
+			kfree(t_alg);
+			return ERR_PTR(-ENOTSUPP);
+		}
 		break;
 	case CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_AHASH:
 		alg = &t_alg->algt.alg.hash.halg.base;