diff --git a/drivers/crypto/sunxi-ss/sun4i-ss-cipher.c b/drivers/crypto/sunxi-ss/sun4i-ss-cipher.c
index 7e5e092a23b3..4145a046274e 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/sunxi-ss/sun4i-ss-cipher.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/sunxi-ss/sun4i-ss-cipher.c
@@ -235,8 +235,6 @@ static int sun4i_ss_cipher_poll(struct skcipher_request *areq)
 
 	while (oleft) {
 		if (ileft) {
-			char buf[4 * SS_RX_MAX];/* buffer for linearize SG src */
-
 			/*
 			 * todo is the number of consecutive 4byte word that we
 			 * can read from current SG
@@ -258,12 +256,12 @@ static int sun4i_ss_cipher_poll(struct skcipher_request *areq)
 				 */
 				todo = min(rx_cnt * 4 - ob, ileft);
 				todo = min_t(size_t, todo, mi.length - oi);
-				memcpy(buf + ob, mi.addr + oi, todo);
+				memcpy(ss->buf + ob, mi.addr + oi, todo);
 				ileft -= todo;
 				oi += todo;
 				ob += todo;
 				if (!(ob % 4)) {
-					writesl(ss->base + SS_RXFIFO, buf,
+					writesl(ss->base + SS_RXFIFO, ss->buf,
 						ob / 4);
 					ob = 0;
 				}
@@ -297,13 +295,11 @@ static int sun4i_ss_cipher_poll(struct skcipher_request *areq)
 				oo = 0;
 			}
 		} else {
-			char bufo[4 * SS_TX_MAX]; /* buffer for linearize SG dst */
-
 			/*
 			 * read obl bytes in bufo, we read at maximum for
 			 * emptying the device
 			 */
-			readsl(ss->base + SS_TXFIFO, bufo, tx_cnt);
+			readsl(ss->base + SS_TXFIFO, ss->bufo, tx_cnt);
 			obl = tx_cnt * 4;
 			obo = 0;
 			do {
@@ -315,7 +311,7 @@ static int sun4i_ss_cipher_poll(struct skcipher_request *areq)
 				 */
 				todo = min_t(size_t,
 					     mo.length - oo, obl - obo);
-				memcpy(mo.addr + oo, bufo + obo, todo);
+				memcpy(mo.addr + oo, ss->bufo + obo, todo);
 				oleft -= todo;
 				obo += todo;
 				oo += todo;
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/sunxi-ss/sun4i-ss.h b/drivers/crypto/sunxi-ss/sun4i-ss.h
index 35a27a7145f8..9a2adc130d9a 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/sunxi-ss/sun4i-ss.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/sunxi-ss/sun4i-ss.h
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ struct sun4i_ss_ctx {
 	struct reset_control *reset;
 	struct device *dev;
 	struct resource *res;
+	char buf[4 * SS_RX_MAX];/* buffer for linearize SG src */
+	char bufo[4 * SS_TX_MAX]; /* buffer for linearize SG dst */
 	spinlock_t slock; /* control the use of the device */
 #ifdef CONFIG_CRYPTO_DEV_SUN4I_SS_PRNG
 	u32 seed[SS_SEED_LEN / BITS_PER_LONG];