diff --git a/include/crypto/scatterwalk.h b/include/crypto/scatterwalk.h
index 13621cc8cf4c..64ebede184f1 100644
--- a/include/crypto/scatterwalk.h
+++ b/include/crypto/scatterwalk.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ static inline void scatterwalk_sg_chain(struct scatterlist *sg1, int num,
 {
 	sg_set_page(&sg1[num - 1], (void *)sg2, 0, 0);
 	sg1[num - 1].page_link &= ~0x02;
+	sg1[num - 1].page_link |= 0x01;
 }
 
 static inline struct scatterlist *scatterwalk_sg_next(struct scatterlist *sg)