diff --git a/drivers/crypto/talitos.c b/drivers/crypto/talitos.c
index c1d0c9375ce7..7dd541560a03 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/talitos.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/talitos.c
@@ -1668,6 +1668,14 @@ static int ablkcipher_encrypt(struct ablkcipher_request *areq)
 	struct crypto_ablkcipher *cipher = crypto_ablkcipher_reqtfm(areq);
 	struct talitos_ctx *ctx = crypto_ablkcipher_ctx(cipher);
 	struct talitos_edesc *edesc;
+	unsigned int blocksize =
+			crypto_tfm_alg_blocksize(crypto_ablkcipher_tfm(cipher));
+
+	if (!areq->nbytes)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (areq->nbytes % blocksize)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* allocate extended descriptor */
 	edesc = ablkcipher_edesc_alloc(areq, true);
@@ -1685,6 +1693,14 @@ static int ablkcipher_decrypt(struct ablkcipher_request *areq)
 	struct crypto_ablkcipher *cipher = crypto_ablkcipher_reqtfm(areq);
 	struct talitos_ctx *ctx = crypto_ablkcipher_ctx(cipher);
 	struct talitos_edesc *edesc;
+	unsigned int blocksize =
+			crypto_tfm_alg_blocksize(crypto_ablkcipher_tfm(cipher));
+
+	if (!areq->nbytes)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (areq->nbytes % blocksize)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* allocate extended descriptor */
 	edesc = ablkcipher_edesc_alloc(areq, false);