diff --git a/drivers/crypto/hisilicon/zip/zip_crypto.c b/drivers/crypto/hisilicon/zip/zip_crypto.c
index c650c741a18d8..94e2d66b04b65 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/hisilicon/zip/zip_crypto.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/hisilicon/zip/zip_crypto.c
@@ -591,6 +591,7 @@ static struct acomp_alg hisi_zip_acomp_deflate = {
 	.base			= {
 		.cra_name		= "deflate",
 		.cra_driver_name	= "hisi-deflate-acomp",
+		.cra_flags		= CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC,
 		.cra_module		= THIS_MODULE,
 		.cra_priority		= HZIP_ALG_PRIORITY,
 		.cra_ctxsize		= sizeof(struct hisi_zip_ctx),