diff --git a/drivers/crypto/atmel-aes.c b/drivers/crypto/atmel-aes.c
index 50d97cef75b8..8e4de859cadc 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/atmel-aes.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/atmel-aes.c
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ static int atmel_aes_gcm_ghash_init(struct atmel_aes_dev *dd)
 	struct atmel_aes_gcm_ctx *ctx = atmel_aes_gcm_ctx_cast(dd->ctx);
 
 	/* Set the data length. */
-	atmel_aes_write(dd, AES_AADLENR, dd->total);
+	atmel_aes_write(dd, AES_AADLENR, dd->datalen);
 	atmel_aes_write(dd, AES_CLENR, 0);
 
 	/* If needed, overwrite the GCM Intermediate Hash Word Registers */