diff --git a/crypto/algapi.c b/crypto/algapi.c
index 9ecb4a57b342..54e844ad9364 100644
--- a/crypto/algapi.c
+++ b/crypto/algapi.c
@@ -679,22 +679,16 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_drop_spawn);
 static struct crypto_alg *crypto_spawn_alg(struct crypto_spawn *spawn)
 {
 	struct crypto_alg *alg;
-	struct crypto_alg *alg2;
 
 	down_read(&crypto_alg_sem);
 	alg = spawn->alg;
-	alg2 = alg;
-	if (alg2)
-		alg2 = crypto_mod_get(alg2);
+	if (alg && !crypto_mod_get(alg)) {
+		alg->cra_flags |= CRYPTO_ALG_DYING;
+		alg = NULL;
+	}
 	up_read(&crypto_alg_sem);
 
-	if (!alg2) {
-		if (alg)
-			crypto_shoot_alg(alg);
-		return ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
-	}
-
-	return alg;
+	return alg ?: ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
 }
 
 struct crypto_tfm *crypto_spawn_tfm(struct crypto_spawn *spawn, u32 type,
diff --git a/crypto/api.c b/crypto/api.c
index ef96142ceca7..676d54ffada8 100644
--- a/crypto/api.c
+++ b/crypto/api.c
@@ -331,13 +331,12 @@ static unsigned int crypto_ctxsize(struct crypto_alg *alg, u32 type, u32 mask)
 	return len;
 }
 
-void crypto_shoot_alg(struct crypto_alg *alg)
+static void crypto_shoot_alg(struct crypto_alg *alg)
 {
 	down_write(&crypto_alg_sem);
 	alg->cra_flags |= CRYPTO_ALG_DYING;
 	up_write(&crypto_alg_sem);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_shoot_alg);
 
 struct crypto_tfm *__crypto_alloc_tfm(struct crypto_alg *alg, u32 type,
 				      u32 mask)
diff --git a/crypto/internal.h b/crypto/internal.h
index ff06a3bd1ca1..d5ebc60c5143 100644
--- a/crypto/internal.h
+++ b/crypto/internal.h
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ void crypto_alg_tested(const char *name, int err);
 void crypto_remove_spawns(struct crypto_alg *alg, struct list_head *list,
 			  struct crypto_alg *nalg);
 void crypto_remove_final(struct list_head *list);
-void crypto_shoot_alg(struct crypto_alg *alg);
 struct crypto_tfm *__crypto_alloc_tfm(struct crypto_alg *alg, u32 type,
 				      u32 mask);
 void *crypto_create_tfm(struct crypto_alg *alg,