diff --git a/crypto/gcm.c b/crypto/gcm.c
index cd97cdd8cab..451e420ce56 100644
--- a/crypto/gcm.c
+++ b/crypto/gcm.c
@@ -716,7 +716,9 @@ static struct crypto_instance *crypto_gcm_alloc_common(struct rtattr **tb,
 
 	ghash_alg = crypto_find_alg(ghash_name, &crypto_ahash_type,
 				    CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_HASH,
-				    CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_AHASH_MASK);
+				    CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_AHASH_MASK |
+				    crypto_requires_sync(algt->type,
+							 algt->mask));
 	if (IS_ERR(ghash_alg))
 		return ERR_CAST(ghash_alg);