diff --git a/include/crypto/hash.h b/include/crypto/hash.h
index 3c4cce6a425c4..f74214a4b01b5 100644
--- a/include/crypto/hash.h
+++ b/include/crypto/hash.h
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static inline struct ahash_request *ahash_request_alloc(
 
 static inline void ahash_request_free(struct ahash_request *req)
 {
-	kfree(req);
+	kzfree(req);
 }
 
 static inline struct ahash_request *ahash_request_cast(
diff --git a/include/linux/crypto.h b/include/linux/crypto.h
index ec29fa268b94e..274f9c7da90ca 100644
--- a/include/linux/crypto.h
+++ b/include/linux/crypto.h
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ static inline struct ablkcipher_request *ablkcipher_request_alloc(
 
 static inline void ablkcipher_request_free(struct ablkcipher_request *req)
 {
-	kfree(req);
+	kzfree(req);
 }
 
 static inline void ablkcipher_request_set_callback(
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ static inline struct aead_request *aead_request_alloc(struct crypto_aead *tfm,
 
 static inline void aead_request_free(struct aead_request *req)
 {
-	kfree(req);
+	kzfree(req);
 }
 
 static inline void aead_request_set_callback(struct aead_request *req,