diff --git a/drivers/crypto/amcc/crypto4xx_core.c b/drivers/crypto/amcc/crypto4xx_core.c
index 65dc78b91dea..3118cec0d81e 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/amcc/crypto4xx_core.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/amcc/crypto4xx_core.c
@@ -1033,12 +1033,10 @@ int crypto4xx_register_alg(struct crypto4xx_device *sec_dev,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (rc) {
-			list_del(&alg->entry);
+		if (rc)
 			kfree(alg);
-		} else {
+		else
 			list_add_tail(&alg->entry, &sec_dev->alg_list);
-		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;