diff --git a/crypto/ablkcipher.c b/crypto/ablkcipher.c
index a0f768c1d9aa..8d3a056ebeea 100644
--- a/crypto/ablkcipher.c
+++ b/crypto/ablkcipher.c
@@ -613,8 +613,7 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static struct crypto_alg *crypto_lookup_skcipher(const char *name, u32 type,
-						 u32 mask)
+struct crypto_alg *crypto_lookup_skcipher(const char *name, u32 type, u32 mask)
 {
 	struct crypto_alg *alg;
 
@@ -652,6 +651,7 @@ static struct crypto_alg *crypto_lookup_skcipher(const char *name, u32 type,
 
 	return ERR_PTR(crypto_givcipher_default(alg, type, mask));
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_lookup_skcipher);
 
 int crypto_grab_skcipher(struct crypto_skcipher_spawn *spawn, const char *name,
 			 u32 type, u32 mask)
diff --git a/crypto/aead.c b/crypto/aead.c
index 04add3dca6fe..e4cb35159be4 100644
--- a/crypto/aead.c
+++ b/crypto/aead.c
@@ -470,8 +470,7 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static struct crypto_alg *crypto_lookup_aead(const char *name, u32 type,
-					     u32 mask)
+struct crypto_alg *crypto_lookup_aead(const char *name, u32 type, u32 mask)
 {
 	struct crypto_alg *alg;
 
@@ -503,6 +502,7 @@ static struct crypto_alg *crypto_lookup_aead(const char *name, u32 type,
 
 	return ERR_PTR(crypto_nivaead_default(alg, type, mask));
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_lookup_aead);
 
 int crypto_grab_aead(struct crypto_aead_spawn *spawn, const char *name,
 		     u32 type, u32 mask)
diff --git a/crypto/crypto_user.c b/crypto/crypto_user.c
index f76e42bcc6e7..e91c16111ed3 100644
--- a/crypto/crypto_user.c
+++ b/crypto/crypto_user.c
@@ -21,9 +21,13 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/crypto.h>
 #include <linux/cryptouser.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <net/netlink.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
 #include <net/net_namespace.h>
+#include <crypto/internal/aead.h>
+#include <crypto/internal/skcipher.h>
+
 #include "internal.h"
 
 DEFINE_MUTEX(crypto_cfg_mutex);
@@ -301,6 +305,60 @@ static int crypto_del_alg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	return crypto_unregister_instance(alg);
 }
 
+static struct crypto_alg *crypto_user_skcipher_alg(const char *name, u32 type,
+						   u32 mask)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct crypto_alg *alg;
+
+	type = crypto_skcipher_type(type);
+	mask = crypto_skcipher_mask(mask);
+
+	for (;;) {
+		alg = crypto_lookup_skcipher(name,  type, mask);
+		if (!IS_ERR(alg))
+			return alg;
+
+		err = PTR_ERR(alg);
+		if (err != -EAGAIN)
+			break;
+		if (signal_pending(current)) {
+			err = -EINTR;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+
+static struct crypto_alg *crypto_user_aead_alg(const char *name, u32 type,
+					       u32 mask)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct crypto_alg *alg;
+
+	type &= ~(CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK | CRYPTO_ALG_GENIV);
+	type |= CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_AEAD;
+	mask &= ~(CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK | CRYPTO_ALG_GENIV);
+	mask |= CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK;
+
+	for (;;) {
+		alg = crypto_lookup_aead(name,  type, mask);
+		if (!IS_ERR(alg))
+			return alg;
+
+		err = PTR_ERR(alg);
+		if (err != -EAGAIN)
+			break;
+		if (signal_pending(current)) {
+			err = -EINTR;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+
 static int crypto_add_alg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 			  struct nlattr **attrs)
 {
@@ -325,7 +383,19 @@ static int crypto_add_alg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	else
 		name = p->cru_name;
 
-	alg = crypto_alg_mod_lookup(name, p->cru_type, p->cru_mask);
+	switch (p->cru_type & p->cru_mask & CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK) {
+	case CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_AEAD:
+		alg = crypto_user_aead_alg(name, p->cru_type, p->cru_mask);
+		break;
+	case CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_GIVCIPHER:
+	case CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_BLKCIPHER:
+	case CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_ABLKCIPHER:
+		alg = crypto_user_skcipher_alg(name, p->cru_type, p->cru_mask);
+		break;
+	default:
+		alg = crypto_alg_mod_lookup(name, p->cru_type, p->cru_mask);
+	}
+
 	if (IS_ERR(alg))
 		return PTR_ERR(alg);
 
diff --git a/include/crypto/internal/aead.h b/include/crypto/internal/aead.h
index d838c945575a..2eba340230a7 100644
--- a/include/crypto/internal/aead.h
+++ b/include/crypto/internal/aead.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ static inline void crypto_set_aead_spawn(
 	crypto_set_spawn(&spawn->base, inst);
 }
 
+struct crypto_alg *crypto_lookup_aead(const char *name, u32 type, u32 mask);
+
 int crypto_grab_aead(struct crypto_aead_spawn *spawn, const char *name,
 		     u32 type, u32 mask);
 
diff --git a/include/crypto/internal/skcipher.h b/include/crypto/internal/skcipher.h
index 3a748a6bf772..06e8b32d541c 100644
--- a/include/crypto/internal/skcipher.h
+++ b/include/crypto/internal/skcipher.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ static inline void crypto_set_skcipher_spawn(
 int crypto_grab_skcipher(struct crypto_skcipher_spawn *spawn, const char *name,
 			 u32 type, u32 mask);
 
+struct crypto_alg *crypto_lookup_skcipher(const char *name, u32 type, u32 mask);
+
 static inline void crypto_drop_skcipher(struct crypto_skcipher_spawn *spawn)
 {
 	crypto_drop_spawn(&spawn->base);