diff --git a/fs/ext4/crypto_key.c b/fs/ext4/crypto_key.c
index 9a1bc638abce..9308fe4b66e6 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/crypto_key.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/crypto_key.c
@@ -129,11 +129,9 @@ int ext4_get_encryption_info(struct inode *inode)
 	if (ei->i_crypt_info)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!ext4_read_workqueue) {
-		res = ext4_init_crypto();
-		if (res)
-			return res;
-	}
+	res = ext4_init_crypto();
+	if (res)
+		return res;
 
 	res = ext4_xattr_get(inode, EXT4_XATTR_INDEX_ENCRYPTION,
 				 EXT4_XATTR_NAME_ENCRYPTION_CONTEXT,