diff --git a/crypto/aead.c b/crypto/aead.c
index 9f7aca891926..f5b1add31976 100644
--- a/crypto/aead.c
+++ b/crypto/aead.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 
@@ -328,5 +329,157 @@ void aead_geniv_exit(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(aead_geniv_exit);
 
+static int crypto_nivaead_default(struct crypto_alg *alg, u32 type, u32 mask)
+{
+	struct rtattr *tb[3];
+	struct {
+		struct rtattr attr;
+		struct crypto_attr_type data;
+	} ptype;
+	struct {
+		struct rtattr attr;
+		struct crypto_attr_alg data;
+	} palg;
+	struct crypto_template *tmpl;
+	struct crypto_instance *inst;
+	struct crypto_alg *larval;
+	const char *geniv;
+	int err;
+
+	larval = crypto_larval_lookup(alg->cra_driver_name,
+				      CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_AEAD | CRYPTO_ALG_GENIV,
+				      CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK | CRYPTO_ALG_GENIV);
+	err = PTR_ERR(larval);
+	if (IS_ERR(larval))
+		goto out;
+
+	err = -EAGAIN;
+	if (!crypto_is_larval(larval))
+		goto drop_larval;
+
+	ptype.attr.rta_len = sizeof(ptype);
+	ptype.attr.rta_type = CRYPTOA_TYPE;
+	ptype.data.type = type | CRYPTO_ALG_GENIV;
+	/* GENIV tells the template that we're making a default geniv. */
+	ptype.data.mask = mask | CRYPTO_ALG_GENIV;
+	tb[0] = &ptype.attr;
+
+	palg.attr.rta_len = sizeof(palg);
+	palg.attr.rta_type = CRYPTOA_ALG;
+	/* Must use the exact name to locate ourselves. */
+	memcpy(palg.data.name, alg->cra_driver_name, CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME);
+	tb[1] = &palg.attr;
+
+	tb[2] = NULL;
+
+	geniv = alg->cra_aead.geniv;
+
+	tmpl = crypto_lookup_template(geniv);
+	err = -ENOENT;
+	if (!tmpl)
+		goto kill_larval;
+
+	inst = tmpl->alloc(tb);
+	err = PTR_ERR(inst);
+	if (IS_ERR(inst))
+		goto put_tmpl;
+
+	if ((err = crypto_register_instance(tmpl, inst))) {
+		tmpl->free(inst);
+		goto put_tmpl;
+	}
+
+	/* Redo the lookup to use the instance we just registered. */
+	err = -EAGAIN;
+
+put_tmpl:
+	crypto_tmpl_put(tmpl);
+kill_larval:
+	crypto_larval_kill(larval);
+drop_larval:
+	crypto_mod_put(larval);
+out:
+	crypto_mod_put(alg);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static struct crypto_alg *crypto_lookup_aead(const char *name, u32 type,
+					     u32 mask)
+{
+	struct crypto_alg *alg;
+
+	alg = crypto_alg_mod_lookup(name, type, mask);
+	if (IS_ERR(alg))
+		return alg;
+
+	if (alg->cra_type == &crypto_aead_type)
+		return alg;
+
+	if (!alg->cra_aead.ivsize)
+		return alg;
+
+	return ERR_PTR(crypto_nivaead_default(alg, type, mask));
+}
+
+int crypto_grab_aead(struct crypto_aead_spawn *spawn, const char *name,
+		     u32 type, u32 mask)
+{
+	struct crypto_alg *alg;
+	int err;
+
+	type &= ~(CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK | CRYPTO_ALG_GENIV);
+	type |= CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_AEAD;
+	mask &= ~(CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK | CRYPTO_ALG_GENIV);
+	mask |= CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK;
+
+	alg = crypto_lookup_aead(name, type, mask);
+	if (IS_ERR(alg))
+		return PTR_ERR(alg);
+
+	err = crypto_init_spawn(&spawn->base, alg, spawn->base.inst, mask);
+	crypto_mod_put(alg);
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_grab_aead);
+
+struct crypto_aead *crypto_alloc_aead(const char *alg_name, u32 type, u32 mask)
+{
+	struct crypto_tfm *tfm;
+	int err;
+
+	type &= ~(CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK | CRYPTO_ALG_GENIV);
+	type |= CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_AEAD;
+	mask &= ~(CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK | CRYPTO_ALG_GENIV);
+	mask |= CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK;
+
+	for (;;) {
+		struct crypto_alg *alg;
+
+		alg = crypto_lookup_aead(alg_name, type, mask);
+		if (IS_ERR(alg)) {
+			err = PTR_ERR(alg);
+			goto err;
+		}
+
+		tfm = __crypto_alloc_tfm(alg, type, mask);
+		if (!IS_ERR(tfm))
+			return __crypto_aead_cast(tfm);
+
+		crypto_mod_put(alg);
+		err = PTR_ERR(tfm);
+
+err:
+		if (err != -EAGAIN)
+			break;
+		if (signal_pending(current)) {
+			err = -EINTR;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_alloc_aead);
+
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data (AEAD)");
diff --git a/include/crypto/internal/aead.h b/include/crypto/internal/aead.h
index eb4eee7a7804..d838c945575a 100644
--- a/include/crypto/internal/aead.h
+++ b/include/crypto/internal/aead.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ static inline void crypto_set_aead_spawn(
 	crypto_set_spawn(&spawn->base, inst);
 }
 
+int crypto_grab_aead(struct crypto_aead_spawn *spawn, const char *name,
+		     u32 type, u32 mask);
+
 static inline void crypto_drop_aead(struct crypto_aead_spawn *spawn)
 {
 	crypto_drop_spawn(&spawn->base);
diff --git a/include/linux/crypto.h b/include/linux/crypto.h
index 639385a9672d..0aba10460201 100644
--- a/include/linux/crypto.h
+++ b/include/linux/crypto.h
@@ -723,15 +723,7 @@ static inline struct crypto_aead *__crypto_aead_cast(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
 	return (struct crypto_aead *)tfm;
 }
 
-static inline struct crypto_aead *crypto_alloc_aead(const char *alg_name,
-						    u32 type, u32 mask)
-{
-	type &= ~CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK;
-	type |= CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_AEAD;
-	mask |= CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK;
-
-	return __crypto_aead_cast(crypto_alloc_base(alg_name, type, mask));
-}
+struct crypto_aead *crypto_alloc_aead(const char *alg_name, u32 type, u32 mask);
 
 static inline struct crypto_tfm *crypto_aead_tfm(struct crypto_aead *tfm)
 {