diff --git a/crypto/aegis128-core.c b/crypto/aegis128-core.c
index 80e73611bd5cdfd09b8f1b6ef2f8d80e1dda5a17..fe7ab66dd8f98ea752eafd8fbc98f28bd66adbe7 100644
--- a/crypto/aegis128-core.c
+++ b/crypto/aegis128-core.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <crypto/scatterwalk.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/jump_label.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
@@ -35,15 +36,7 @@ struct aegis_ctx {
 	union aegis_block key;
 };
 
-struct aegis128_ops {
-	int (*skcipher_walk_init)(struct skcipher_walk *walk,
-				  struct aead_request *req, bool atomic);
-
-	void (*crypt_chunk)(struct aegis_state *state, u8 *dst,
-			    const u8 *src, unsigned int size);
-};
-
-static bool have_simd;
+static __ro_after_init DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(have_simd);
 
 static const union aegis_block crypto_aegis_const[2] = {
 	{ .words64 = {
@@ -59,7 +52,7 @@ static const union aegis_block crypto_aegis_const[2] = {
 static bool aegis128_do_simd(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CRYPTO_AEGIS128_SIMD
-	if (have_simd)
+	if (static_branch_likely(&have_simd))
 		return crypto_simd_usable();
 #endif
 	return false;
@@ -323,25 +316,27 @@ static void crypto_aegis128_process_ad(struct aegis_state *state,
 	}
 }
 
-static void crypto_aegis128_process_crypt(struct aegis_state *state,
-					  struct aead_request *req,
-					  const struct aegis128_ops *ops)
+static __always_inline
+int crypto_aegis128_process_crypt(struct aegis_state *state,
+				  struct aead_request *req,
+				  struct skcipher_walk *walk,
+				  void (*crypt)(struct aegis_state *state,
+					        u8 *dst, const u8 *src,
+					        unsigned int size))
 {
-	struct skcipher_walk walk;
+	int err = 0;
 
-	ops->skcipher_walk_init(&walk, req, false);
+	while (walk->nbytes) {
+		unsigned int nbytes = walk->nbytes;
 
-	while (walk.nbytes) {
-		unsigned int nbytes = walk.nbytes;
+		if (nbytes < walk->total)
+			nbytes = round_down(nbytes, walk->stride);
 
-		if (nbytes < walk.total)
-			nbytes = round_down(nbytes, walk.stride);
+		crypt(state, walk->dst.virt.addr, walk->src.virt.addr, nbytes);
 
-		ops->crypt_chunk(state, walk.dst.virt.addr, walk.src.virt.addr,
-				 nbytes);
-
-		skcipher_walk_done(&walk, walk.nbytes - nbytes);
+		err = skcipher_walk_done(walk, walk->nbytes - nbytes);
 	}
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void crypto_aegis128_final(struct aegis_state *state,
@@ -390,39 +385,27 @@ static int crypto_aegis128_setauthsize(struct crypto_aead *tfm,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void crypto_aegis128_crypt(struct aead_request *req,
-				  union aegis_block *tag_xor,
-				  unsigned int cryptlen,
-				  const struct aegis128_ops *ops)
+static int crypto_aegis128_encrypt(struct aead_request *req)
 {
 	struct crypto_aead *tfm = crypto_aead_reqtfm(req);
+	union aegis_block tag = {};
+	unsigned int authsize = crypto_aead_authsize(tfm);
 	struct aegis_ctx *ctx = crypto_aead_ctx(tfm);
+	unsigned int cryptlen = req->cryptlen;
+	struct skcipher_walk walk;
 	struct aegis_state state;
 
 	crypto_aegis128_init(&state, &ctx->key, req->iv);
 	crypto_aegis128_process_ad(&state, req->src, req->assoclen);
-	crypto_aegis128_process_crypt(&state, req, ops);
-	crypto_aegis128_final(&state, tag_xor, req->assoclen, cryptlen);
-}
-
-static int crypto_aegis128_encrypt(struct aead_request *req)
-{
-	const struct aegis128_ops *ops = &(struct aegis128_ops){
-		.skcipher_walk_init = skcipher_walk_aead_encrypt,
-		.crypt_chunk = crypto_aegis128_encrypt_chunk,
-	};
-
-	struct crypto_aead *tfm = crypto_aead_reqtfm(req);
-	union aegis_block tag = {};
-	unsigned int authsize = crypto_aead_authsize(tfm);
-	unsigned int cryptlen = req->cryptlen;
 
+	skcipher_walk_aead_encrypt(&walk, req, false);
 	if (aegis128_do_simd())
-		ops = &(struct aegis128_ops){
-			.skcipher_walk_init = skcipher_walk_aead_encrypt,
-			.crypt_chunk = crypto_aegis128_encrypt_chunk_simd };
-
-	crypto_aegis128_crypt(req, &tag, cryptlen, ops);
+		crypto_aegis128_process_crypt(&state, req, &walk,
+					      crypto_aegis128_encrypt_chunk_simd);
+	else
+		crypto_aegis128_process_crypt(&state, req, &walk,
+					      crypto_aegis128_encrypt_chunk);
+	crypto_aegis128_final(&state, &tag, req->assoclen, cryptlen);
 
 	scatterwalk_map_and_copy(tag.bytes, req->dst, req->assoclen + cryptlen,
 				 authsize, 1);
@@ -431,26 +414,29 @@ static int crypto_aegis128_encrypt(struct aead_request *req)
 
 static int crypto_aegis128_decrypt(struct aead_request *req)
 {
-	const struct aegis128_ops *ops = &(struct aegis128_ops){
-		.skcipher_walk_init = skcipher_walk_aead_decrypt,
-		.crypt_chunk = crypto_aegis128_decrypt_chunk,
-	};
 	static const u8 zeros[AEGIS128_MAX_AUTH_SIZE] = {};
-
 	struct crypto_aead *tfm = crypto_aead_reqtfm(req);
 	union aegis_block tag;
 	unsigned int authsize = crypto_aead_authsize(tfm);
 	unsigned int cryptlen = req->cryptlen - authsize;
+	struct aegis_ctx *ctx = crypto_aead_ctx(tfm);
+	struct skcipher_walk walk;
+	struct aegis_state state;
 
 	scatterwalk_map_and_copy(tag.bytes, req->src, req->assoclen + cryptlen,
 				 authsize, 0);
 
-	if (aegis128_do_simd())
-		ops = &(struct aegis128_ops){
-			.skcipher_walk_init = skcipher_walk_aead_decrypt,
-			.crypt_chunk = crypto_aegis128_decrypt_chunk_simd };
+	crypto_aegis128_init(&state, &ctx->key, req->iv);
+	crypto_aegis128_process_ad(&state, req->src, req->assoclen);
 
-	crypto_aegis128_crypt(req, &tag, cryptlen, ops);
+	skcipher_walk_aead_decrypt(&walk, req, false);
+	if (aegis128_do_simd())
+		crypto_aegis128_process_crypt(&state, req, &walk,
+					      crypto_aegis128_decrypt_chunk_simd);
+	else
+		crypto_aegis128_process_crypt(&state, req, &walk,
+					      crypto_aegis128_decrypt_chunk);
+	crypto_aegis128_final(&state, &tag, req->assoclen, cryptlen);
 
 	return crypto_memneq(tag.bytes, zeros, authsize) ? -EBADMSG : 0;
 }
@@ -481,8 +467,9 @@ static struct aead_alg crypto_aegis128_alg = {
 
 static int __init crypto_aegis128_module_init(void)
 {
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CRYPTO_AEGIS128_SIMD))
-		have_simd = crypto_aegis128_have_simd();
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CRYPTO_AEGIS128_SIMD) &&
+	    crypto_aegis128_have_simd())
+		static_branch_enable(&have_simd);
 
 	return crypto_register_aead(&crypto_aegis128_alg);
 }