diff --git a/crypto/authencesn.c b/crypto/authencesn.c
index af3d584e584f..522df41365d8 100644
--- a/crypto/authencesn.c
+++ b/crypto/authencesn.c
@@ -390,6 +390,11 @@ static int crypto_authenc_esn_create(struct crypto_template *tmpl,
 	auth = crypto_spawn_ahash_alg(&ctx->auth);
 	auth_base = &auth->base;
 
+	if (auth->digestsize > 0 && auth->digestsize < 4) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto err_free_inst;
+	}
+
 	err = crypto_grab_skcipher(&ctx->enc, aead_crypto_instance(inst),
 				   crypto_attr_alg_name(tb[2]), 0, mask);
 	if (err)