diff --git a/crypto/seqiv.c b/crypto/seqiv.c
index b7bb9a2f4a31..5bbf2e9e3ce5 100644
--- a/crypto/seqiv.c
+++ b/crypto/seqiv.c
@@ -251,7 +251,8 @@ static int seqiv_aead_init(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
 
 	spin_lock_init(&ctx->lock);
 
-	tfm->crt_aead.reqsize = sizeof(struct aead_request);
+	crypto_aead_set_reqsize(__crypto_aead_cast(tfm),
+				sizeof(struct aead_request));
 
 	return aead_geniv_init(tfm);
 }