diff --git a/drivers/crypto/gemini/sl3516-ce-cipher.c b/drivers/crypto/gemini/sl3516-ce-cipher.c
index 53e3fefb81de..14d0d83d388d 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/gemini/sl3516-ce-cipher.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/gemini/sl3516-ce-cipher.c
@@ -264,7 +264,9 @@ static int sl3516_ce_handle_cipher_request(struct crypto_engine *engine, void *a
 	struct skcipher_request *breq = container_of(areq, struct skcipher_request, base);
 
 	err = sl3516_ce_cipher(breq);
+	local_bh_disable();
 	crypto_finalize_skcipher_request(engine, breq, err);
+	local_bh_enable();
 
 	return 0;
 }