diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
index 61c392752fe4..ccfcf00f2798 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
@@ -3623,7 +3623,7 @@ static int receive_protocol(struct drbd_connection *connection, struct packet_in
 		 * change.
 		 */
 
-		peer_integrity_tfm = crypto_alloc_shash(integrity_alg, 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+		peer_integrity_tfm = crypto_alloc_shash(integrity_alg, 0, 0);
 		if (IS_ERR(peer_integrity_tfm)) {
 			peer_integrity_tfm = NULL;
 			drbd_err(connection, "peer data-integrity-alg %s not supported\n",
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c b/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c
index bb3096bf2cc6..d4ad0bfee251 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c
@@ -2804,7 +2804,7 @@ static int get_mac(struct crypto_shash **hash, struct alg_spec *a, char **error,
 	int r;
 
 	if (a->alg_string) {
-		*hash = crypto_alloc_shash(a->alg_string, 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+		*hash = crypto_alloc_shash(a->alg_string, 0, 0);
 		if (IS_ERR(*hash)) {
 			*error = error_alg;
 			r = PTR_ERR(*hash);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/mic.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/mic.c
index 08bc7822f820..709d9ab3e7bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/mic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/mic.c
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 /********************************************************************/
 int orinoco_mic_init(struct orinoco_private *priv)
 {
-	priv->tx_tfm_mic = crypto_alloc_shash("michael_mic", 0,
-					      CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	priv->tx_tfm_mic = crypto_alloc_shash("michael_mic", 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->tx_tfm_mic)) {
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "orinoco_mic_init: could not allocate "
 		       "crypto API michael_mic\n");
@@ -25,8 +24,7 @@ int orinoco_mic_init(struct orinoco_private *priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	priv->rx_tfm_mic = crypto_alloc_shash("michael_mic", 0,
-					      CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	priv->rx_tfm_mic = crypto_alloc_shash("michael_mic", 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->rx_tfm_mic)) {
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "orinoco_mic_init: could not allocate "
 		       "crypto API michael_mic\n");
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/auth.c b/fs/ubifs/auth.c
index 124e965a28b3..5bf5fd08879e 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/auth.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/auth.c
@@ -269,8 +269,7 @@ int ubifs_init_authentication(struct ubifs_info *c)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	c->hash_tfm = crypto_alloc_shash(c->auth_hash_name, 0,
-					 CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	c->hash_tfm = crypto_alloc_shash(c->auth_hash_name, 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(c->hash_tfm)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(c->hash_tfm);
 		ubifs_err(c, "Can not allocate %s: %d",
@@ -286,7 +285,7 @@ int ubifs_init_authentication(struct ubifs_info *c)
 		goto out_free_hash;
 	}
 
-	c->hmac_tfm = crypto_alloc_shash(hmac_name, 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	c->hmac_tfm = crypto_alloc_shash(hmac_name, 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(c->hmac_tfm)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(c->hmac_tfm);
 		ubifs_err(c, "Can not allocate %s: %d", hmac_name, err);
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/smp.c b/net/bluetooth/smp.c
index 1f94a25beef6..621146d04c03 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/smp.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/smp.c
@@ -3912,7 +3912,7 @@ int __init bt_selftest_smp(void)
 		return PTR_ERR(tfm_aes);
 	}
 
-	tfm_cmac = crypto_alloc_shash("cmac(aes)", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	tfm_cmac = crypto_alloc_shash("cmac(aes)", 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(tfm_cmac)) {
 		BT_ERR("Unable to create CMAC crypto context");
 		crypto_free_cipher(tfm_aes);
diff --git a/security/apparmor/crypto.c b/security/apparmor/crypto.c
index 136f2a047836..af03d98c7552 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/crypto.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/crypto.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static int __init init_profile_hash(void)
 	if (!apparmor_initialized)
 		return 0;
 
-	tfm = crypto_alloc_shash("sha1", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	tfm = crypto_alloc_shash("sha1", 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(tfm)) {
 		int error = PTR_ERR(tfm);
 		AA_ERROR("failed to setup profile sha1 hashing: %d\n", error);
diff --git a/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c b/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
index 8c25f949ebdb..1820099dc74b 100644
--- a/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
+++ b/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ static struct shash_desc *init_desc(char type, uint8_t hash_algo)
 		mutex_lock(&mutex);
 		if (*tfm)
 			goto out;
-		*tfm = crypto_alloc_shash(algo, 0,
-					  CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC | CRYPTO_NOLOAD);
+		*tfm = crypto_alloc_shash(algo, 0, CRYPTO_NOLOAD);
 		if (IS_ERR(*tfm)) {
 			rc = PTR_ERR(*tfm);
 			pr_err("Can not allocate %s (reason: %ld)\n", algo, rc);
diff --git a/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c b/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c
index d92cbf9687c3..a3891ae9fa0f 100644
--- a/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c
+++ b/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ static int calc_hmac(u8 *digest, const u8 *key, unsigned int keylen,
 	struct crypto_shash *tfm;
 	int err;
 
-	tfm = crypto_alloc_shash(hmac_alg, 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	tfm = crypto_alloc_shash(hmac_alg, 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(tfm)) {
 		pr_err("encrypted_key: can't alloc %s transform: %ld\n",
 		       hmac_alg, PTR_ERR(tfm));
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ static int __init init_encrypted(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	hash_tfm = crypto_alloc_shash(hash_alg, 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	hash_tfm = crypto_alloc_shash(hash_alg, 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(hash_tfm)) {
 		pr_err("encrypted_key: can't allocate %s transform: %ld\n",
 		       hash_alg, PTR_ERR(hash_tfm));
diff --git a/security/keys/trusted.c b/security/keys/trusted.c
index ff6789365a12..2d4f16b2a7c5 100644
--- a/security/keys/trusted.c
+++ b/security/keys/trusted.c
@@ -1199,14 +1199,14 @@ static int __init trusted_shash_alloc(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	hmacalg = crypto_alloc_shash(hmac_alg, 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	hmacalg = crypto_alloc_shash(hmac_alg, 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(hmacalg)) {
 		pr_info("trusted_key: could not allocate crypto %s\n",
 			hmac_alg);
 		return PTR_ERR(hmacalg);
 	}
 
-	hashalg = crypto_alloc_shash(hash_alg, 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	hashalg = crypto_alloc_shash(hash_alg, 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(hashalg)) {
 		pr_info("trusted_key: could not allocate crypto %s\n",
 			hash_alg);