diff --git a/crypto/pcrypt.c b/crypto/pcrypt.c
index ee9cfb99fe25..f8ec3d4ba4a8 100644
--- a/crypto/pcrypt.c
+++ b/crypto/pcrypt.c
@@ -254,6 +254,14 @@ static void pcrypt_aead_exit_tfm(struct crypto_aead *tfm)
 	crypto_free_aead(ctx->child);
 }
 
+static void pcrypt_free(struct aead_instance *inst)
+{
+	struct pcrypt_instance_ctx *ctx = aead_instance_ctx(inst);
+
+	crypto_drop_aead(&ctx->spawn);
+	kfree(inst);
+}
+
 static int pcrypt_init_instance(struct crypto_instance *inst,
 				struct crypto_alg *alg)
 {
@@ -319,6 +327,8 @@ static int pcrypt_create_aead(struct crypto_template *tmpl, struct rtattr **tb,
 	inst->alg.encrypt = pcrypt_aead_encrypt;
 	inst->alg.decrypt = pcrypt_aead_decrypt;
 
+	inst->free = pcrypt_free;
+
 	err = aead_register_instance(tmpl, inst);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_drop_aead;
@@ -349,14 +359,6 @@ static int pcrypt_create(struct crypto_template *tmpl, struct rtattr **tb)
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static void pcrypt_free(struct crypto_instance *inst)
-{
-	struct pcrypt_instance_ctx *ctx = crypto_instance_ctx(inst);
-
-	crypto_drop_aead(&ctx->spawn);
-	kfree(inst);
-}
-
 static int pcrypt_cpumask_change_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 					unsigned long val, void *data)
 {
@@ -469,7 +471,6 @@ static void pcrypt_fini_padata(struct padata_pcrypt *pcrypt)
 static struct crypto_template pcrypt_tmpl = {
 	.name = "pcrypt",
 	.create = pcrypt_create,
-	.free = pcrypt_free,
 	.module = THIS_MODULE,
 };