diff --git a/crypto/xcbc.c b/crypto/xcbc.c
index 25c75af50d3f..c055f57fab11 100644
--- a/crypto/xcbc.c
+++ b/crypto/xcbc.c
@@ -57,15 +57,17 @@ struct xcbc_desc_ctx {
 	u8 ctx[];
 };
 
+#define XCBC_BLOCKSIZE	16
+
 static int crypto_xcbc_digest_setkey(struct crypto_shash *parent,
 				     const u8 *inkey, unsigned int keylen)
 {
 	unsigned long alignmask = crypto_shash_alignmask(parent);
 	struct xcbc_tfm_ctx *ctx = crypto_shash_ctx(parent);
-	int bs = crypto_shash_blocksize(parent);
 	u8 *consts = PTR_ALIGN(&ctx->ctx[0], alignmask + 1);
 	int err = 0;
-	u8 key1[bs];
+	u8 key1[XCBC_BLOCKSIZE];
+	int bs = sizeof(key1);
 
 	if ((err = crypto_cipher_setkey(ctx->child, inkey, keylen)))
 		return err;
@@ -212,7 +214,7 @@ static int xcbc_create(struct crypto_template *tmpl, struct rtattr **tb)
 		return PTR_ERR(alg);
 
 	switch(alg->cra_blocksize) {
-	case 16:
+	case XCBC_BLOCKSIZE:
 		break;
 	default:
 		goto out_put_alg;