diff --git a/arch/sparc/crypto/camellia_glue.c b/arch/sparc/crypto/camellia_glue.c
index 62c89af3fd3f..888f6260b4ec 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/crypto/camellia_glue.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/crypto/camellia_glue.c
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ static int __ecb_crypt(struct blkcipher_desc *desc,
 
 	blkcipher_walk_init(&walk, dst, src, nbytes);
 	err = blkcipher_walk_virt(desc, &walk);
+	desc->flags &= ~CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_SLEEP;
 
 	if (encrypt)
 		key = &ctx->encrypt_key[0];
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ static int cbc_encrypt(struct blkcipher_desc *desc,
 
 	blkcipher_walk_init(&walk, dst, src, nbytes);
 	err = blkcipher_walk_virt(desc, &walk);
+	desc->flags &= ~CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_SLEEP;
 
 	key = &ctx->encrypt_key[0];
 	camellia_sparc64_load_keys(key, ctx->key_len);
@@ -198,6 +200,7 @@ static int cbc_decrypt(struct blkcipher_desc *desc,
 
 	blkcipher_walk_init(&walk, dst, src, nbytes);
 	err = blkcipher_walk_virt(desc, &walk);
+	desc->flags &= ~CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_MAY_SLEEP;
 
 	key = &ctx->decrypt_key[0];
 	camellia_sparc64_load_keys(key, ctx->key_len);