diff --git a/crypto/seqiv.c b/crypto/seqiv.c
index 42e4ee532d35..122c56e3491b 100644
--- a/crypto/seqiv.c
+++ b/crypto/seqiv.c
@@ -478,29 +478,42 @@ static int seqiv_init(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
 {
 	struct crypto_ablkcipher *geniv = __crypto_ablkcipher_cast(tfm);
 	struct seqiv_ctx *ctx = crypto_ablkcipher_ctx(geniv);
+	int err;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&ctx->lock);
 
 	tfm->crt_ablkcipher.reqsize = sizeof(struct ablkcipher_request);
 
-	return crypto_rng_get_bytes(crypto_default_rng, ctx->salt,
-				    crypto_ablkcipher_ivsize(geniv)) ?:
-	       skcipher_geniv_init(tfm);
+	err = 0;
+	if (!crypto_get_default_rng()) {
+		crypto_ablkcipher_crt(geniv)->givencrypt = seqiv_givencrypt;
+		err = crypto_rng_get_bytes(crypto_default_rng, ctx->salt,
+					   crypto_ablkcipher_ivsize(geniv));
+		crypto_put_default_rng();
+	}
+
+	return err ?: skcipher_geniv_init(tfm);
 }
 
 static int seqiv_old_aead_init(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
 {
 	struct crypto_aead *geniv = __crypto_aead_cast(tfm);
 	struct seqiv_ctx *ctx = crypto_aead_ctx(geniv);
+	int err;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&ctx->lock);
 
 	crypto_aead_set_reqsize(__crypto_aead_cast(tfm),
 				sizeof(struct aead_request));
+	err = 0;
+	if (!crypto_get_default_rng()) {
+		geniv->givencrypt = seqiv_aead_givencrypt;
+		err = crypto_rng_get_bytes(crypto_default_rng, ctx->salt,
+					   crypto_aead_ivsize(geniv));
+		crypto_put_default_rng();
+	}
 
-	return crypto_rng_get_bytes(crypto_default_rng, ctx->salt,
-				    crypto_aead_ivsize(geniv)) ?:
-	       aead_geniv_init(tfm);
+	return err ?: aead_geniv_init(tfm);
 }
 
 static int seqiv_aead_init_common(struct crypto_tfm *tfm, unsigned int reqsize)
@@ -513,8 +526,13 @@ static int seqiv_aead_init_common(struct crypto_tfm *tfm, unsigned int reqsize)
 
 	crypto_aead_set_reqsize(geniv, sizeof(struct aead_request));
 
+	err = crypto_get_default_rng();
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
 	err = crypto_rng_get_bytes(crypto_default_rng, ctx->salt,
 				   crypto_aead_ivsize(geniv));
+	crypto_put_default_rng();
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -571,8 +589,6 @@ static int seqiv_ablkcipher_create(struct crypto_template *tmpl,
 	if (inst->alg.cra_ablkcipher.ivsize < sizeof(u64))
 		goto free_inst;
 
-	inst->alg.cra_ablkcipher.givencrypt = seqiv_givencrypt;
-
 	inst->alg.cra_init = seqiv_init;
 	inst->alg.cra_exit = skcipher_geniv_exit;
 
@@ -602,8 +618,6 @@ static int seqiv_old_aead_create(struct crypto_template *tmpl,
 	if (inst->alg.cra_aead.ivsize < sizeof(u64))
 		goto free_inst;
 
-	inst->alg.cra_aead.givencrypt = seqiv_aead_givencrypt;
-
 	inst->alg.cra_init = seqiv_old_aead_init;
 	inst->alg.cra_exit = aead_geniv_exit;
 
@@ -680,18 +694,11 @@ static int seqiv_create(struct crypto_template *tmpl, struct rtattr **tb)
 	if (IS_ERR(algt))
 		return PTR_ERR(algt);
 
-	err = crypto_get_default_rng();
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
 	if ((algt->type ^ CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_AEAD) & CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK)
 		err = seqiv_ablkcipher_create(tmpl, tb);
 	else
 		err = seqiv_aead_create(tmpl, tb);
 
-	if (err)
-		crypto_put_default_rng();
-
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -702,14 +709,10 @@ static int seqniv_create(struct crypto_template *tmpl, struct rtattr **tb)
 	struct aead_alg *alg;
 	int err;
 
-	err = crypto_get_default_rng();
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
 	inst = aead_geniv_alloc(tmpl, tb, 0, 0);
 	err = PTR_ERR(inst);
 	if (IS_ERR(inst))
-		goto put_rng;
+		goto out;
 
 	spawn = aead_instance_ctx(inst);
 	alg = crypto_spawn_aead_alg(spawn);
@@ -741,8 +744,6 @@ out:
 
 free_inst:
 	aead_geniv_free(inst);
-put_rng:
-	crypto_put_default_rng();
 	goto out;
 }
 
@@ -752,7 +753,6 @@ static void seqiv_free(struct crypto_instance *inst)
 		skcipher_geniv_free(inst);
 	else
 		aead_geniv_free(aead_instance(inst));
-	crypto_put_default_rng();
 }
 
 static struct crypto_template seqiv_tmpl = {