diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c b/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c
index 46d7c8749222..6c81b11d0521 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c
@@ -2548,6 +2548,9 @@ static int get_mac(struct crypto_shash **hash, struct alg_spec *a, char **error,
 				*error = error_key;
 				return r;
 			}
+		} else if (crypto_shash_get_flags(*hash) & CRYPTO_TFM_NEED_KEY) {
+			*error = error_key;
+			return -ENOKEY;
 		}
 	}