diff --git a/crypto/gcm.c b/crypto/gcm.c
index 91ce6e0e2afc..84f7c23d14e4 100644
--- a/crypto/gcm.c
+++ b/crypto/gcm.c
@@ -629,8 +629,7 @@ static int crypto_gcm_create_common(struct crypto_template *tmpl,
 	inst->alg.base.cra_priority = (ghash->base.cra_priority +
 				       ctr->base.cra_priority) / 2;
 	inst->alg.base.cra_blocksize = 1;
-	inst->alg.base.cra_alignmask = ghash->base.cra_alignmask |
-				       ctr->base.cra_alignmask;
+	inst->alg.base.cra_alignmask = ctr->base.cra_alignmask;
 	inst->alg.base.cra_ctxsize = sizeof(struct crypto_gcm_ctx);
 	inst->alg.ivsize = GCM_AES_IV_SIZE;
 	inst->alg.chunksize = ctr->chunksize;