diff --git a/crypto/algapi.c b/crypto/algapi.c
index b860889ec99d..5167a4f6f0ed 100644
--- a/crypto/algapi.c
+++ b/crypto/algapi.c
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ void crypto_alg_tested(const char *name, int err)
 	struct crypto_alg *alg;
 	struct crypto_alg *q;
 	LIST_HEAD(list);
+	bool best;
 
 	down_write(&crypto_alg_sem);
 	list_for_each_entry(q, &crypto_alg_list, cra_list) {
@@ -280,6 +281,21 @@ void crypto_alg_tested(const char *name, int err)
 
 	alg->cra_flags |= CRYPTO_ALG_TESTED;
 
+	/* Only satisfy larval waiters if we are the best. */
+	best = true;
+	list_for_each_entry(q, &crypto_alg_list, cra_list) {
+		if (crypto_is_moribund(q) || !crypto_is_larval(q))
+			continue;
+
+		if (strcmp(alg->cra_name, q->cra_name))
+			continue;
+
+		if (q->cra_priority > alg->cra_priority) {
+			best = false;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
 	list_for_each_entry(q, &crypto_alg_list, cra_list) {
 		if (q == alg)
 			continue;
@@ -303,10 +319,12 @@ void crypto_alg_tested(const char *name, int err)
 				continue;
 			if ((q->cra_flags ^ alg->cra_flags) & larval->mask)
 				continue;
-			if (!crypto_mod_get(alg))
-				continue;
 
-			larval->adult = alg;
+			if (best && crypto_mod_get(alg))
+				larval->adult = alg;
+			else
+				larval->adult = ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
+
 			continue;
 		}
 
diff --git a/crypto/api.c b/crypto/api.c
index d8ba54142620..9f99d0e70384 100644
--- a/crypto/api.c
+++ b/crypto/api.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static void crypto_larval_destroy(struct crypto_alg *alg)
 	struct crypto_larval *larval = (void *)alg;
 
 	BUG_ON(!crypto_is_larval(alg));
-	if (larval->adult)
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(larval->adult))
 		crypto_mod_put(larval->adult);
 	kfree(larval);
 }
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ static struct crypto_alg *crypto_larval_wait(struct crypto_alg *alg)
 		alg = ERR_PTR(-ETIMEDOUT);
 	else if (!alg)
 		alg = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+	else if (IS_ERR(alg))
+		;
 	else if (crypto_is_test_larval(larval) &&
 		 !(alg->cra_flags & CRYPTO_ALG_TESTED))
 		alg = ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);