diff --git a/crypto/simd.c b/crypto/simd.c
index 88203370a62f..894c62944106 100644
--- a/crypto/simd.c
+++ b/crypto/simd.c
@@ -126,8 +126,9 @@ static int simd_skcipher_init(struct crypto_skcipher *tfm)
 
 	ctx->cryptd_tfm = cryptd_tfm;
 
-	reqsize = sizeof(struct skcipher_request);
-	reqsize += crypto_skcipher_reqsize(&cryptd_tfm->base);
+	reqsize = crypto_skcipher_reqsize(cryptd_skcipher_child(cryptd_tfm));
+	reqsize = max(reqsize, crypto_skcipher_reqsize(&cryptd_tfm->base));
+	reqsize += sizeof(struct skcipher_request);
 
 	crypto_skcipher_set_reqsize(tfm, reqsize);