diff --git a/arch/x86/crypto/sha512-mb/sha512_mb_mgr_init_avx2.c b/arch/x86/crypto/sha512-mb/sha512_mb_mgr_init_avx2.c
index 36870b26067a73655b96d137c04977c8f392237d..d08805032f0193ab96dde00890a0502a9f2b24e6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/crypto/sha512-mb/sha512_mb_mgr_init_avx2.c
+++ b/arch/x86/crypto/sha512-mb/sha512_mb_mgr_init_avx2.c
@@ -57,10 +57,12 @@ void sha512_mb_mgr_init_avx2(struct sha512_mb_mgr *state)
 {
 	unsigned int j;
 
-	state->lens[0] = 0;
-	state->lens[1] = 1;
-	state->lens[2] = 2;
-	state->lens[3] = 3;
+	/* initially all lanes are unused */
+	state->lens[0] = 0xFFFFFFFF00000000;
+	state->lens[1] = 0xFFFFFFFF00000001;
+	state->lens[2] = 0xFFFFFFFF00000002;
+	state->lens[3] = 0xFFFFFFFF00000003;
+
 	state->unused_lanes = 0xFF03020100;
 	for (j = 0; j < 4; j++)
 		state->ldata[j].job_in_lane = NULL;