diff --git a/fs/crypto/fscrypt_private.h b/fs/crypto/fscrypt_private.h
index 46a756c8a66f..eb302e342fb9 100644
--- a/fs/crypto/fscrypt_private.h
+++ b/fs/crypto/fscrypt_private.h
@@ -355,6 +355,9 @@ fscrypt_using_inline_encryption(const struct fscrypt_info *ci)
 	return ci->ci_inlinecrypt;
 }
 
+int fscrypt_allocate_inline_crypt_key(struct fscrypt_prepared_key *prep_key,
+				      const struct fscrypt_info *ci);
+
 int fscrypt_prepare_inline_crypt_key(struct fscrypt_prepared_key *prep_key,
 				     const u8 *raw_key,
 				     const struct fscrypt_info *ci);
@@ -388,6 +391,14 @@ fscrypt_using_inline_encryption(const struct fscrypt_info *ci)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static inline int
+fscrypt_allocate_inline_crypt_key(struct fscrypt_prepared_key *prep_key,
+				  const struct fscrypt_info *ci)
+{
+	WARN_ON(1);
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
 static inline int
 fscrypt_prepare_inline_crypt_key(struct fscrypt_prepared_key *prep_key,
 				 const u8 *raw_key,
@@ -604,6 +615,9 @@ struct fscrypt_mode {
 
 extern struct fscrypt_mode fscrypt_modes[];
 
+int fscrypt_allocate_key_member(struct fscrypt_prepared_key *prep_key,
+				const struct fscrypt_info *ci);
+
 int fscrypt_prepare_key(struct fscrypt_prepared_key *prep_key,
 			const u8 *raw_key, const struct fscrypt_info *ci);
 
diff --git a/fs/crypto/inline_crypt.c b/fs/crypto/inline_crypt.c
index ce952dedba77..b527323ddf88 100644
--- a/fs/crypto/inline_crypt.c
+++ b/fs/crypto/inline_crypt.c
@@ -157,16 +157,12 @@ int fscrypt_prepare_inline_crypt_key(struct fscrypt_prepared_key *prep_key,
 	const struct inode *inode = ci->ci_inode;
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	enum blk_crypto_mode_num crypto_mode = ci->ci_mode->blk_crypto_mode;
-	struct blk_crypto_key *blk_key;
+	struct blk_crypto_key *blk_key = prep_key->blk_key;
 	struct block_device **devs;
 	unsigned int num_devs;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int err;
 
-	blk_key = kmalloc(sizeof(*blk_key), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!blk_key)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	err = blk_crypto_init_key(blk_key, raw_key, crypto_mode,
 				  fscrypt_get_dun_bytes(ci), sb->s_blocksize);
 	if (err) {
@@ -191,7 +187,6 @@ int fscrypt_prepare_inline_crypt_key(struct fscrypt_prepared_key *prep_key,
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	prep_key->blk_key = blk_key;
 	return 0;
 
 fail:
@@ -199,6 +194,18 @@ int fscrypt_prepare_inline_crypt_key(struct fscrypt_prepared_key *prep_key,
 	return err;
 }
 
+int fscrypt_allocate_inline_crypt_key(struct fscrypt_prepared_key *prep_key,
+				     const struct fscrypt_info *ci)
+{
+	struct blk_crypto_key *blk_key = kmalloc(sizeof(*blk_key), GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	if (!blk_key)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	prep_key->blk_key = blk_key;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void fscrypt_destroy_inline_crypt_key(struct super_block *sb,
 				      struct fscrypt_prepared_key *prep_key)
 {
diff --git a/fs/crypto/keysetup.c b/fs/crypto/keysetup.c
index a5f23b996a23..55c416df6a71 100644
--- a/fs/crypto/keysetup.c
+++ b/fs/crypto/keysetup.c
@@ -106,9 +106,33 @@ select_encryption_mode(const union fscrypt_policy *policy,
 	return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 }
 
-/* Create a symmetric cipher object for the given encryption mode and key */
+/*
+ * Prepare the crypto transform object or blk-crypto key in @prep_key, given the
+ * raw key, encryption mode (@ci->ci_mode), flag indicating which encryption
+ * implementation (fs-layer or blk-crypto) will be used (@ci->ci_inlinecrypt),
+ * and IV generation method (@ci->ci_policy.flags). The relevant member must
+ * already be allocated and set in @prep_key.
+ */
+int fscrypt_prepare_key(struct fscrypt_prepared_key *prep_key,
+			const u8 *raw_key, const struct fscrypt_info *ci)
+{
+	int err;
+	bool inlinecrypt = fscrypt_using_inline_encryption(ci);
+
+	if (inlinecrypt) {
+		err = fscrypt_prepare_inline_crypt_key(prep_key, raw_key, ci);
+	} else {
+		err = crypto_skcipher_setkey(prep_key->tfm, raw_key,
+					     ci->ci_mode->keysize);
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+
+/* Create a symmetric cipher object for the given encryption mode */
 static struct crypto_skcipher *
-fscrypt_allocate_skcipher(struct fscrypt_mode *mode, const u8 *raw_key,
+fscrypt_allocate_skcipher(struct fscrypt_mode *mode,
 			  const struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct crypto_skcipher *tfm;
@@ -141,10 +165,6 @@ fscrypt_allocate_skcipher(struct fscrypt_mode *mode, const u8 *raw_key,
 		goto err_free_tfm;
 	}
 	crypto_skcipher_set_flags(tfm, CRYPTO_TFM_REQ_FORBID_WEAK_KEYS);
-	err = crypto_skcipher_setkey(tfm, raw_key, mode->keysize);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_free_tfm;
-
 	return tfm;
 
 err_free_tfm:
@@ -152,21 +172,16 @@ fscrypt_allocate_skcipher(struct fscrypt_mode *mode, const u8 *raw_key,
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
-/*
- * Prepare the crypto transform object or blk-crypto key in @prep_key, given the
- * raw key, encryption mode (@ci->ci_mode), flag indicating which encryption
- * implementation (fs-layer or blk-crypto) will be used (@ci->ci_inlinecrypt),
- * and IV generation method (@ci->ci_policy.flags).
- */
-int fscrypt_prepare_key(struct fscrypt_prepared_key *prep_key,
-			const u8 *raw_key, const struct fscrypt_info *ci)
+/* Allocate the relevant encryption member for the prepared key */
+int fscrypt_allocate_key_member(struct fscrypt_prepared_key *prep_key,
+				const struct fscrypt_info *ci)
 {
 	struct crypto_skcipher *tfm;
 
 	if (fscrypt_using_inline_encryption(ci))
-		return fscrypt_prepare_inline_crypt_key(prep_key, raw_key, ci);
+		return fscrypt_allocate_inline_crypt_key(prep_key, ci);
 
-	tfm = fscrypt_allocate_skcipher(ci->ci_mode, raw_key, ci->ci_inode);
+	tfm = fscrypt_allocate_skcipher(ci->ci_mode, ci->ci_inode);
 	if (IS_ERR(tfm))
 		return PTR_ERR(tfm);
 	prep_key->tfm = tfm;
@@ -185,11 +200,17 @@ void fscrypt_destroy_prepared_key(struct super_block *sb,
 /* Given a per-file encryption key, set up the file's crypto transform object */
 int fscrypt_set_per_file_enc_key(struct fscrypt_info *ci, const u8 *raw_key)
 {
+	int err;
+
 	ci->ci_enc_key = kzalloc(sizeof(*ci->ci_enc_key), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ci->ci_enc_key)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ci->ci_enc_key->type = FSCRYPT_KEY_PER_INFO;
+	err = fscrypt_allocate_key_member(ci->ci_enc_key, ci);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	return fscrypt_prepare_key(ci->ci_enc_key, raw_key, ci);
 }
 
@@ -271,6 +292,10 @@ static int setup_new_mode_prepared_key(struct fscrypt_master_key *mk,
 	 */
 
 
+	err = fscrypt_allocate_key_member(prep_key, ci);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(mode_num) != 1);
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(sb->s_uuid) != 16);
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(hkdf_info) != MAX_MODE_KEY_HKDF_INFO_SIZE);
diff --git a/fs/crypto/keysetup_v1.c b/fs/crypto/keysetup_v1.c
index 119e80d6e81f..2db18bedfab5 100644
--- a/fs/crypto/keysetup_v1.c
+++ b/fs/crypto/keysetup_v1.c
@@ -239,6 +239,10 @@ fscrypt_get_direct_key(const struct fscrypt_info *ci, const u8 *raw_key)
 	refcount_set(&dk->dk_refcount, 1);
 	dk->dk_mode = ci->ci_mode;
 	dk->dk_key.type = FSCRYPT_KEY_DIRECT_V1;
+	err = fscrypt_allocate_key_member(&dk->dk_key, ci);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_free_dk;
+
 	err = fscrypt_prepare_key(&dk->dk_key, raw_key, ci);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_free_dk;
