diff --git a/arch/s390/crypto/paes_s390.c b/arch/s390/crypto/paes_s390.c
index d69ea495c4d748748618b27d7414671529e1f41a..716b17238599f63107b27b6860c030b63dd757ba 100644
--- a/arch/s390/crypto/paes_s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/crypto/paes_s390.c
@@ -474,8 +474,11 @@ static int ctr_paes_crypt(struct blkcipher_desc *desc, unsigned long modifier,
 			ret = blkcipher_walk_done(desc, walk, nbytes - n);
 		}
 		if (k < n) {
-			if (__ctr_paes_set_key(ctx) != 0)
+			if (__ctr_paes_set_key(ctx) != 0) {
+				if (locked)
+					spin_unlock(&ctrblk_lock);
 				return blkcipher_walk_done(desc, walk, -EIO);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	if (locked)