diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_algs.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_algs.c
index 72753b84dc95..d552dbcfe0a0 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_algs.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_algs.c
@@ -828,6 +828,11 @@ static int qat_alg_aead_dec(struct aead_request *areq)
 	struct icp_qat_fw_la_bulk_req *msg;
 	int digst_size = crypto_aead_authsize(aead_tfm);
 	int ret, ctr = 0;
+	u32 cipher_len;
+
+	cipher_len = areq->cryptlen - digst_size;
+	if (cipher_len % AES_BLOCK_SIZE != 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ret = qat_alg_sgl_to_bufl(ctx->inst, areq->src, areq->dst, qat_req);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
@@ -842,7 +847,7 @@ static int qat_alg_aead_dec(struct aead_request *areq)
 	qat_req->req.comn_mid.src_data_addr = qat_req->buf.blp;
 	qat_req->req.comn_mid.dest_data_addr = qat_req->buf.bloutp;
 	cipher_param = (void *)&qat_req->req.serv_specif_rqpars;
-	cipher_param->cipher_length = areq->cryptlen - digst_size;
+	cipher_param->cipher_length = cipher_len;
 	cipher_param->cipher_offset = areq->assoclen;
 	memcpy(cipher_param->u.cipher_IV_array, areq->iv, AES_BLOCK_SIZE);
 	auth_param = (void *)((u8 *)cipher_param + sizeof(*cipher_param));
@@ -871,6 +876,9 @@ static int qat_alg_aead_enc(struct aead_request *areq)
 	u8 *iv = areq->iv;
 	int ret, ctr = 0;
 
+	if (areq->cryptlen % AES_BLOCK_SIZE != 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	ret = qat_alg_sgl_to_bufl(ctx->inst, areq->src, areq->dst, qat_req);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		return ret;