diff --git a/crypto/scompress.c b/crypto/scompress.c
index 2c07648305ad..2075e2c4e7df 100644
--- a/crypto/scompress.c
+++ b/crypto/scompress.c
@@ -65,11 +65,6 @@ static void crypto_scomp_show(struct seq_file *m, struct crypto_alg *alg)
 	seq_puts(m, "type         : scomp\n");
 }
 
-static int crypto_scomp_init_tfm(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void crypto_scomp_free_scratches(void * __percpu *scratches)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -134,6 +129,17 @@ static int crypto_scomp_alloc_all_scratches(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int crypto_scomp_init_tfm(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	mutex_lock(&scomp_lock);
+	ret = crypto_scomp_alloc_all_scratches();
+	mutex_unlock(&scomp_lock);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static void crypto_scomp_sg_free(struct scatterlist *sgl)
 {
 	int i, n;
@@ -241,6 +247,10 @@ static void crypto_exit_scomp_ops_async(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
 	struct crypto_scomp **ctx = crypto_tfm_ctx(tfm);
 
 	crypto_free_scomp(*ctx);
+
+	mutex_lock(&scomp_lock);
+	crypto_scomp_free_all_scratches();
+	mutex_unlock(&scomp_lock);
 }
 
 int crypto_init_scomp_ops_async(struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
@@ -317,40 +327,18 @@ static const struct crypto_type crypto_scomp_type = {
 int crypto_register_scomp(struct scomp_alg *alg)
 {
 	struct crypto_alg *base = &alg->base;
-	int ret = -ENOMEM;
-
-	mutex_lock(&scomp_lock);
-	if (crypto_scomp_alloc_all_scratches())
-		goto error;
 
 	base->cra_type = &crypto_scomp_type;
 	base->cra_flags &= ~CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK;
 	base->cra_flags |= CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_SCOMPRESS;
 
-	ret = crypto_register_alg(base);
-	if (ret)
-		goto error;
-
-	mutex_unlock(&scomp_lock);
-	return ret;
-
-error:
-	crypto_scomp_free_all_scratches();
-	mutex_unlock(&scomp_lock);
-	return ret;
+	return crypto_register_alg(base);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_register_scomp);
 
 int crypto_unregister_scomp(struct scomp_alg *alg)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	mutex_lock(&scomp_lock);
-	ret = crypto_unregister_alg(&alg->base);
-	crypto_scomp_free_all_scratches();
-	mutex_unlock(&scomp_lock);
-
-	return ret;
+	return crypto_unregister_alg(&alg->base);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_unregister_scomp);