diff --git a/crypto/algif_skcipher.c b/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
index 02cea2149504..e1f44dc60e4a 100644
--- a/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
+++ b/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static int _skcipher_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 	struct af_alg_async_req *areq;
 	unsigned cflags = 0;
 	int err = 0;
-	size_t len = 0;
+	size_t len = 0, aqlen;
 
 	if (!ctx->init || (ctx->more && ctx->used < bs)) {
 		err = af_alg_wait_for_data(sk, flags, bs);
@@ -115,11 +115,13 @@ static int _skcipher_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 	}
 
 	/* Allocate cipher request for current operation. */
-	areq = af_alg_alloc_areq(sk, sizeof(struct af_alg_async_req) +
-				     crypto_skcipher_reqsize(tfm));
+	aqlen = sizeof(struct af_alg_async_req) + crypto_skcipher_reqsize(tfm);
+	areq = af_alg_alloc_areq(sk, aqlen + 1032);
 	if (IS_ERR(areq))
 		return PTR_ERR(areq);
 
+	printk("req: %p, areqlen: %u, al: %u, %s\n", 
+		&areq->cra_u.skcipher_req, areq->areqlen, aqlen, __func__);
 	/* convert iovecs of output buffers into RX SGL */
 	err = af_alg_get_rsgl(sk, msg, flags, areq, ctx->used, &len);
 	if (err)