diff --git a/crypto/pcrypt.c b/crypto/pcrypt.c
index 81bbea7..3e026e7 100644
--- a/crypto/pcrypt.c
+++ b/crypto/pcrypt.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ static struct kset           *pcrypt_kset;
 
 struct pcrypt_instance_ctx {
 	struct crypto_aead_spawn spawn;
+	struct padata_shell *psenc;
+	struct padata_shell *psdec;
 	atomic_t tfm_count;
 };
 
@@ -32,6 +34,12 @@ struct pcrypt_aead_ctx {
 	unsigned int cb_cpu;
 };
 
+static inline struct pcrypt_instance_ctx *pcrypt_tfm_ictx(
+	struct crypto_aead *tfm)
+{
+	return aead_instance_ctx(aead_alg_instance(tfm));
+}
+
 static int pcrypt_aead_setkey(struct crypto_aead *parent,
 			      const u8 *key, unsigned int keylen)
 {
@@ -90,6 +98,9 @@ static int pcrypt_aead_encrypt(struct aead_request *req)
 	struct crypto_aead *aead = crypto_aead_reqtfm(req);
 	struct pcrypt_aead_ctx *ctx = crypto_aead_ctx(aead);
 	u32 flags = aead_request_flags(req);
+	struct pcrypt_instance_ctx *ictx;
+
+	ictx = pcrypt_tfm_ictx(aead);
 
 	memset(padata, 0, sizeof(struct padata_priv));
 
@@ -103,7 +114,7 @@ static int pcrypt_aead_encrypt(struct aead_request *req)
 			       req->cryptlen, req->iv);
 	aead_request_set_ad(creq, req->assoclen);
 
-	err = padata_do_parallel(pencrypt, padata, &ctx->cb_cpu);
+	err = padata_do_parallel(ictx->psenc, padata, &ctx->cb_cpu);
 	if (!err)
 		return -EINPROGRESS;
 
@@ -132,6 +143,9 @@ static int pcrypt_aead_decrypt(struct aead_request *req)
 	struct crypto_aead *aead = crypto_aead_reqtfm(req);
 	struct pcrypt_aead_ctx *ctx = crypto_aead_ctx(aead);
 	u32 flags = aead_request_flags(req);
+	struct pcrypt_instance_ctx *ictx;
+
+	ictx = pcrypt_tfm_ictx(aead);
 
 	memset(padata, 0, sizeof(struct padata_priv));
 
@@ -145,7 +159,7 @@ static int pcrypt_aead_decrypt(struct aead_request *req)
 			       req->cryptlen, req->iv);
 	aead_request_set_ad(creq, req->assoclen);
 
-	err = padata_do_parallel(pdecrypt, padata, &ctx->cb_cpu);
+	err = padata_do_parallel(ictx->psdec, padata, &ctx->cb_cpu);
 	if (!err)
 		return -EINPROGRESS;
 
@@ -192,6 +206,8 @@ static void pcrypt_free(struct aead_instance *inst)
 	struct pcrypt_instance_ctx *ctx = aead_instance_ctx(inst);
 
 	crypto_drop_aead(&ctx->spawn);
+	padata_free_shell(ctx->psdec);
+	padata_free_shell(ctx->psenc);
 	kfree(inst);
 }
 
@@ -233,12 +249,22 @@ static int pcrypt_create_aead(struct crypto_template *tmpl, struct rtattr **tb,
 	if (!inst)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	err = -ENOMEM;
+
 	ctx = aead_instance_ctx(inst);
+	ctx->psenc = padata_alloc_shell(pencrypt);
+	if (!ctx->psenc)
+		goto out_free_inst;
+
+	ctx->psdec = padata_alloc_shell(pdecrypt);
+	if (!ctx->psdec)
+		goto out_free_psenc;
+
 	crypto_set_aead_spawn(&ctx->spawn, aead_crypto_instance(inst));
 
 	err = crypto_grab_aead(&ctx->spawn, name, 0, 0);
 	if (err)
-		goto out_free_inst;
+		goto out_free_psdec;
 
 	alg = crypto_spawn_aead_alg(&ctx->spawn);
 	err = pcrypt_init_instance(aead_crypto_instance(inst), &alg->base);
@@ -271,6 +297,10 @@ static int pcrypt_create_aead(struct crypto_template *tmpl, struct rtattr **tb,
 
 out_drop_aead:
 	crypto_drop_aead(&ctx->spawn);
+out_free_psdec:
+	padata_free_shell(ctx->psdec);
+out_free_psenc:
+	padata_free_shell(ctx->psenc);
 out_free_inst:
 	kfree(inst);
 	goto out;