diff --git a/drivers/crypto/caam/caamhash.c b/drivers/crypto/caam/caamhash.c
index f1ecc8df8d41e4..36365b3efdfdce 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/caam/caamhash.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/caam/caamhash.c
@@ -1898,6 +1898,7 @@ caam_hash_alloc(struct caam_hash_template *template,
 			 template->name);
 		snprintf(alg->cra_driver_name, CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME, "%s",
 			 template->driver_name);
+		t_alg->ahash_alg.setkey = NULL;
 	}
 	alg->cra_module = THIS_MODULE;
 	alg->cra_init = caam_hash_cra_init;