diff --git a/crypto/essiv.c b/crypto/essiv.c
index 8bcc5bdcb2a9..3505b071e647 100644
--- a/crypto/essiv.c
+++ b/crypto/essiv.c
@@ -171,7 +171,12 @@ static void essiv_aead_done(struct crypto_async_request *areq, int err)
 	struct aead_request *req = areq->data;
 	struct essiv_aead_request_ctx *rctx = aead_request_ctx(req);
 
+	if (err == -EINPROGRESS)
+		goto out;
+
 	kfree(rctx->assoc);
+
+out:
 	aead_request_complete(req, err);
 }
 
@@ -247,7 +252,7 @@ static int essiv_aead_crypt(struct aead_request *req, bool enc)
 	err = enc ? crypto_aead_encrypt(subreq) :
 		    crypto_aead_decrypt(subreq);
 
-	if (rctx->assoc && err != -EINPROGRESS)
+	if (rctx->assoc && err != -EINPROGRESS && err != -EBUSY)
 		kfree(rctx->assoc);
 	return err;
 }