diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
index 89de9cde0202..875823d6ee7e 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
@@ -1481,9 +1481,9 @@ static int crypt_alloc_req_skcipher(struct crypt_config *cc,
 static int crypt_alloc_req_aead(struct crypt_config *cc,
 				 struct convert_context *ctx)
 {
-	if (!ctx->r.req) {
-		ctx->r.req = mempool_alloc(&cc->req_pool, in_interrupt() ? GFP_ATOMIC : GFP_NOIO);
-		if (!ctx->r.req)
+	if (!ctx->r.req_aead) {
+		ctx->r.req_aead = mempool_alloc(&cc->req_pool, in_interrupt() ? GFP_ATOMIC : GFP_NOIO);
+		if (!ctx->r.req_aead)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 	}