diff --git a/net/ceph/crypto.c b/net/ceph/crypto.c
index 5d6724cee38f..4f75df40fb12 100644
--- a/net/ceph/crypto.c
+++ b/net/ceph/crypto.c
@@ -136,8 +136,10 @@ void ceph_crypto_key_destroy(struct ceph_crypto_key *key)
 	if (key) {
 		kfree(key->key);
 		key->key = NULL;
-		crypto_free_sync_skcipher(key->tfm);
-		key->tfm = NULL;
+		if (key->tfm) {
+			crypto_free_sync_skcipher(key->tfm);
+			key->tfm = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 }