diff --git a/crypto/blkcipher.c b/crypto/blkcipher.c
index f6c67f9..180d914 100644
--- a/crypto/blkcipher.c
+++ b/crypto/blkcipher.c
@@ -433,9 +433,8 @@
 	struct blkcipher_alg *cipher = &alg->cra_blkcipher;
 	unsigned int len = alg->cra_ctxsize;
 
-	type ^= CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC;
-	mask &= CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC;
-	if ((type & mask) && cipher->ivsize) {
+	if ((mask & CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK) == CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK &&
+	    cipher->ivsize) {
 		len = ALIGN(len, (unsigned long)alg->cra_alignmask + 1);
 		len += cipher->ivsize;
 	}
@@ -482,9 +481,7 @@
 	if (alg->ivsize > PAGE_SIZE / 8)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	type ^= CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC;
-	mask &= CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC;
-	if (type & mask)
+	if ((mask & CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK) == CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK)
 		return crypto_init_blkcipher_ops_sync(tfm);
 	else
 		return crypto_init_blkcipher_ops_async(tfm);