diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_asym_algs.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_asym_algs.c
index 8dbbf08494366e9e7ff7ec4ac1ba56635190b1e0..05f49d4f94b2701f5a1adf9d1eb7c349a6372632 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_asym_algs.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_asym_algs.c
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ static void qat_rsa_exit_tfm(struct crypto_akcipher *tfm)
 	}
 	qat_crypto_put_instance(ctx->inst);
 	ctx->n = NULL;
-	ctx->d = NULL;
+	ctx->e = NULL;
 	ctx->d = NULL;
 }