diff --git a/arch/s390/crypto/aes_s390.c b/arch/s390/crypto/aes_s390.c
index 10561aa687c7..0be6fa779d2c 100644
--- a/arch/s390/crypto/aes_s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/crypto/aes_s390.c
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/cpufeature.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
-#include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/fips.h>
+#include <linux/semaphore.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <crypto/xts.h>
 #include <asm/cpacf.h>
 
 static u8 *ctrblk;
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(ctrblk_lock);
+static DEFINE_SEMAPHORE(ctrblk_sem, 1);
 
 static cpacf_mask_t km_functions, kmc_functions, kmctr_functions,
 		    kma_functions;
@@ -562,46 +562,61 @@ static unsigned int __ctrblk_init(u8 *ctrptr, u8 *iv, unsigned int nbytes)
 	return n;
 }
 
+static int __ctr_aes_crypt(struct s390_aes_ctx *sctx,
+			   struct skcipher_walk *walk, bool locked)
+{
+	unsigned int n, nbytes;
+	int ret = 0;
+	u8 *ctrptr;
+
+	while (!ret && ((nbytes = walk->nbytes) >= AES_BLOCK_SIZE)) {
+		n = AES_BLOCK_SIZE;
+		if (nbytes >= 2 * AES_BLOCK_SIZE && locked)
+			n = __ctrblk_init(ctrblk, walk->iv, nbytes);
+		ctrptr = (n > AES_BLOCK_SIZE) ? ctrblk : walk->iv;
+		cpacf_kmctr(sctx->fc, sctx->key, walk->dst.virt.addr,
+			    walk->src.virt.addr, n, ctrptr);
+		if (ctrptr == ctrblk)
+			memcpy(walk->iv, ctrptr + n - AES_BLOCK_SIZE,
+			       AES_BLOCK_SIZE);
+		crypto_inc(walk->iv, AES_BLOCK_SIZE);
+		ret = skcipher_walk_done(walk, nbytes - n);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int ctr_aes_crypt(struct skcipher_request *req)
 {
 	struct crypto_skcipher *tfm = crypto_skcipher_reqtfm(req);
 	struct s390_aes_ctx *sctx = crypto_skcipher_ctx(tfm);
-	u8 buf[AES_BLOCK_SIZE], *ctrptr;
 	struct skcipher_walk walk;
-	unsigned int n, nbytes;
-	int ret, locked;
+	u8 buf[AES_BLOCK_SIZE];
+	int ret;
 
 	if (unlikely(!sctx->fc))
 		return fallback_skcipher_crypt(sctx, req, 0);
 
-	locked = mutex_trylock(&ctrblk_lock);
-
 	ret = skcipher_walk_virt(&walk, req, false);
-	while (!ret && ((nbytes = walk.nbytes) >= AES_BLOCK_SIZE)) {
-		n = AES_BLOCK_SIZE;
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-		if (nbytes >= 2*AES_BLOCK_SIZE && locked)
-			n = __ctrblk_init(ctrblk, walk.iv, nbytes);
-		ctrptr = (n > AES_BLOCK_SIZE) ? ctrblk : walk.iv;
-		cpacf_kmctr(sctx->fc, sctx->key, walk.dst.virt.addr,
-			    walk.src.virt.addr, n, ctrptr);
-		if (ctrptr == ctrblk)
-			memcpy(walk.iv, ctrptr + n - AES_BLOCK_SIZE,
-			       AES_BLOCK_SIZE);
-		crypto_inc(walk.iv, AES_BLOCK_SIZE);
-		ret = skcipher_walk_done(&walk, nbytes - n);
+	if (down_trylock(&ctrblk_sem) == 0) {
+		ret = __ctr_aes_crypt(sctx, &walk, true);
+		up(&ctrblk_sem);
+	} else {
+		ret = __ctr_aes_crypt(sctx, &walk, false);
 	}
-	if (locked)
-		mutex_unlock(&ctrblk_lock);
+
 	/*
 	 * final block may be < AES_BLOCK_SIZE, copy only nbytes
 	 */
-	if (!ret && nbytes) {
+	if (!ret && walk.nbytes > 0) {
 		memset(buf, 0, AES_BLOCK_SIZE);
-		memcpy(buf, walk.src.virt.addr, nbytes);
+		memcpy(buf, walk.src.virt.addr, walk.nbytes);
 		cpacf_kmctr(sctx->fc, sctx->key, buf, buf,
 			    AES_BLOCK_SIZE, walk.iv);
-		memcpy(walk.dst.virt.addr, buf, nbytes);
+		memcpy(walk.dst.virt.addr, buf, walk.nbytes);
 		crypto_inc(walk.iv, AES_BLOCK_SIZE);
 		ret = skcipher_walk_done(&walk, 0);
 		memzero_explicit(buf, sizeof(buf));