diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
index cd279a4f335d..339976d4c2ca 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
@@ -2364,7 +2364,7 @@ static int crypt_alloc_tfms_aead(struct crypt_config *cc, char *ciphermode)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	cc->cipher_tfm.tfms = kmalloc(sizeof(struct crypto_aead *), GFP_KERNEL);
+	cc->cipher_tfm.tfms = kmalloc(sizeof(struct crypto_skcipher *), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cc->cipher_tfm.tfms)
 		return -ENOMEM;