diff --git a/crypto/geniv.c b/crypto/geniv.c
index 42eff6a7387c..c619a5ad2fc1 100644
--- a/crypto/geniv.c
+++ b/crypto/geniv.c
@@ -114,13 +114,7 @@ int aead_init_geniv(struct crypto_aead *aead)
 
 	spin_lock_init(&ctx->lock);
 
-	err = crypto_get_default_rng();
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
-
-	err = crypto_rng_get_bytes(crypto_default_rng, ctx->salt,
-				   crypto_aead_ivsize(aead));
-	crypto_put_default_rng();
+	err = crypto_stdrng_get_bytes(ctx->salt, crypto_aead_ivsize(aead));
 	if (err)
 		goto out;