diff --git a/drivers/crypto/marvell/hash.c b/drivers/crypto/marvell/hash.c
index aa18324d09e3..13bbf7cea072 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/marvell/hash.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/marvell/hash.c
@@ -833,6 +833,10 @@ static int mv_cesa_md5_import(struct ahash_request *req, const void *in)
 	unsigned int cache_ptr;
 	int ret;
 
+	ret = crypto_ahash_init(req);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	creq->len = in_state->byte_count;
 	memcpy(creq->state, in_state->hash, digsize);
 	creq->cache_ptr = 0;
@@ -923,6 +927,10 @@ static int mv_cesa_sha1_import(struct ahash_request *req, const void *in)
 	unsigned int cache_ptr;
 	int ret;
 
+	ret = crypto_ahash_init(req);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	creq->len = in_state->count;
 	memcpy(creq->state, in_state->state, digsize);
 	creq->cache_ptr = 0;
@@ -1024,6 +1032,10 @@ static int mv_cesa_sha256_import(struct ahash_request *req, const void *in)
 	unsigned int cache_ptr;
 	int ret;
 
+	ret = crypto_ahash_init(req);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	creq->len = in_state->count;
 	memcpy(creq->state, in_state->state, digsize);
 	creq->cache_ptr = 0;