diff --git a/crypto/seqiv.c b/crypto/seqiv.c
index 9daa854cc485b61e97eb7b25ead68da14a47ce88..b7bb9a2f4a31c095d7a39fe1762d9a2ad88f06cf 100644
--- a/crypto/seqiv.c
+++ b/crypto/seqiv.c
@@ -267,6 +267,12 @@ static struct crypto_instance *seqiv_ablkcipher_alloc(struct rtattr **tb)
 	if (IS_ERR(inst))
 		goto out;
 
+	if (inst->alg.cra_ablkcipher.ivsize < sizeof(u64)) {
+		skcipher_geniv_free(inst);
+		inst = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	inst->alg.cra_ablkcipher.givencrypt = seqiv_givencrypt_first;
 
 	inst->alg.cra_init = seqiv_init;
@@ -287,6 +293,12 @@ static struct crypto_instance *seqiv_aead_alloc(struct rtattr **tb)
 	if (IS_ERR(inst))
 		goto out;
 
+	if (inst->alg.cra_aead.ivsize < sizeof(u64)) {
+		aead_geniv_free(inst);
+		inst = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	inst->alg.cra_aead.givencrypt = seqiv_aead_givencrypt_first;
 
 	inst->alg.cra_init = seqiv_aead_init;