diff --git a/crypto/eseqiv.c b/crypto/eseqiv.c
index f116fae766f8..78a72645390c 100644
--- a/crypto/eseqiv.c
+++ b/crypto/eseqiv.c
@@ -146,29 +146,6 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int eseqiv_givencrypt_first(struct skcipher_givcrypt_request *req)
-{
-	struct crypto_ablkcipher *geniv = skcipher_givcrypt_reqtfm(req);
-	struct eseqiv_ctx *ctx = crypto_ablkcipher_ctx(geniv);
-	int err = 0;
-
-	spin_lock_bh(&ctx->lock);
-	if (crypto_ablkcipher_crt(geniv)->givencrypt != eseqiv_givencrypt_first)
-		goto unlock;
-
-	crypto_ablkcipher_crt(geniv)->givencrypt = eseqiv_givencrypt;
-	err = crypto_rng_get_bytes(crypto_default_rng, ctx->salt,
-				   crypto_ablkcipher_ivsize(geniv));
-
-unlock:
-	spin_unlock_bh(&ctx->lock);
-
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	return eseqiv_givencrypt(req);
-}
-
 static int eseqiv_init(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
 {
 	struct crypto_ablkcipher *geniv = __crypto_ablkcipher_cast(tfm);
@@ -198,7 +175,9 @@ static int eseqiv_init(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
 	tfm->crt_ablkcipher.reqsize = reqsize +
 				      sizeof(struct ablkcipher_request);
 
-	return skcipher_geniv_init(tfm);
+	return crypto_rng_get_bytes(crypto_default_rng, ctx->salt,
+				    crypto_ablkcipher_ivsize(geniv)) ?:
+	       skcipher_geniv_init(tfm);
 }
 
 static struct crypto_template eseqiv_tmpl;
@@ -220,7 +199,7 @@ static struct crypto_instance *eseqiv_alloc(struct rtattr **tb)
 	if (inst->alg.cra_ablkcipher.ivsize != inst->alg.cra_blocksize)
 		goto free_inst;
 
-	inst->alg.cra_ablkcipher.givencrypt = eseqiv_givencrypt_first;
+	inst->alg.cra_ablkcipher.givencrypt = eseqiv_givencrypt;
 
 	inst->alg.cra_init = eseqiv_init;
 	inst->alg.cra_exit = skcipher_geniv_exit;