diff --git a/crypto/krb5/krb5_api.c b/crypto/krb5/krb5_api.c
index 23026d4206c8..2b20284fa0ab 100644
--- a/crypto/krb5/krb5_api.c
+++ b/crypto/krb5/krb5_api.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ struct crypto_aead *krb5_prepare_encryption(const struct krb5_enctype *krb5,
 	struct crypto_aead *ci = NULL;
 	int ret = -ENOMEM;
 
-	ci = crypto_alloc_aead(krb5->encrypt_name, 0, 0);
+	ci = crypto_alloc_aead(krb5->encrypt_name, 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
 	if (IS_ERR(ci)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(ci);
 		if (ret == -ENOENT)