diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
index f2662c21a6dfe7..5315fd261c23b7 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
@@ -753,7 +753,8 @@ static int crypt_iv_eboiv_gen(struct crypt_config *cc, u8 *iv,
 	int err;
 	u8 *buf;
 
-	reqsize = ALIGN(crypto_skcipher_reqsize(tfm), __alignof__(__le64));
+	reqsize = sizeof(*req) + crypto_skcipher_reqsize(tfm);
+	reqsize = ALIGN(reqsize, __alignof__(__le64));
 
 	req = kmalloc(reqsize + cc->iv_size, GFP_NOIO);
 	if (!req)