diff --git a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
index 702db72196fb..796368d1fb25 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
+++ b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
@@ -141,17 +141,16 @@ struct rxrpc_security {
 	int (*init_connection_security)(struct rxrpc_connection *);
 
 	/* prime a connection's packet security */
-	void (*prime_packet_security)(struct rxrpc_connection *);
+	int (*prime_packet_security)(struct rxrpc_connection *);
 
 	/* impose security on a packet */
-	int (*secure_packet)(const struct rxrpc_call *,
+	int (*secure_packet)(struct rxrpc_call *,
 			     struct sk_buff *,
 			     size_t,
 			     void *);
 
 	/* verify the security on a received packet */
-	int (*verify_packet)(const struct rxrpc_call *, struct sk_buff *,
-			     u32 *);
+	int (*verify_packet)(struct rxrpc_call *, struct sk_buff *, u32 *);
 
 	/* issue a challenge */
 	int (*issue_challenge)(struct rxrpc_connection *);
@@ -399,6 +398,7 @@ struct rxrpc_call {
 	struct sk_buff_head	rx_oos_queue;	/* packets received out of sequence */
 	struct sk_buff		*tx_pending;	/* Tx socket buffer being filled */
 	wait_queue_head_t	tx_waitq;	/* wait for Tx window space to become available */
+	__be32			crypto_buf[2];	/* Temporary packet crypto buffer */
 	unsigned long		user_call_ID;	/* user-defined call ID */
 	unsigned long		creation_jif;	/* time of call creation */
 	unsigned long		flags;
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/conn_event.c b/net/rxrpc/conn_event.c
index bf6971555eac..6a3c96707831 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/conn_event.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/conn_event.c
@@ -188,7 +188,10 @@ static int rxrpc_process_event(struct rxrpc_connection *conn,
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 
-		conn->security->prime_packet_security(conn);
+		ret = conn->security->prime_packet_security(conn);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+
 		read_lock_bh(&conn->lock);
 		spin_lock(&conn->state_lock);
 
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/conn_object.c b/net/rxrpc/conn_object.c
index 4bfad7cf96cb..35b36beb4684 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/conn_object.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/conn_object.c
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ rxrpc_alloc_client_connection(struct rxrpc_conn_parameters *cp, gfp_t gfp)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto error_1;
 
-	conn->security->prime_packet_security(conn);
+	ret = conn->security->prime_packet_security(conn);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto error_2;
 
 	write_lock(&rxrpc_connection_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&conn->link, &rxrpc_connections);
@@ -152,6 +154,8 @@ rxrpc_alloc_client_connection(struct rxrpc_conn_parameters *cp, gfp_t gfp)
 	_leave(" = %p", conn);
 	return conn;
 
+error_2:
+	conn->security->clear(conn);
 error_1:
 	rxrpc_put_client_connection_id(conn);
 error_0:
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/insecure.c b/net/rxrpc/insecure.c
index e571403613c1..c21ad213b337 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/insecure.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/insecure.c
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ static int none_init_connection_security(struct rxrpc_connection *conn)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void none_prime_packet_security(struct rxrpc_connection *conn)
+static int none_prime_packet_security(struct rxrpc_connection *conn)
 {
+	return 0;
 }
 
-static int none_secure_packet(const struct rxrpc_call *call,
+static int none_secure_packet(struct rxrpc_call *call,
 			       struct sk_buff *skb,
 			       size_t data_size,
 			       void *sechdr)
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ static int none_secure_packet(const struct rxrpc_call *call,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int none_verify_packet(const struct rxrpc_call *call,
+static int none_verify_packet(struct rxrpc_call *call,
 			       struct sk_buff *skb,
 			       u32 *_abort_code)
 {
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/rxkad.c b/net/rxrpc/rxkad.c
index 23c05ec6fa28..3acc7c1241d4 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/rxkad.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/rxkad.c
@@ -103,43 +103,43 @@ error:
  * prime the encryption state with the invariant parts of a connection's
  * description
  */
-static void rxkad_prime_packet_security(struct rxrpc_connection *conn)
+static int rxkad_prime_packet_security(struct rxrpc_connection *conn)
 {
 	struct rxrpc_key_token *token;
 	SKCIPHER_REQUEST_ON_STACK(req, conn->cipher);
-	struct scatterlist sg[2];
+	struct scatterlist sg;
 	struct rxrpc_crypt iv;
-	struct {
-		__be32 x[4];
-	} tmpbuf __attribute__((aligned(16))); /* must all be in same page */
+	__be32 *tmpbuf;
+	size_t tmpsize = 4 * sizeof(__be32);
 
 	_enter("");
 
 	if (!conn->params.key)
-		return;
+		return 0;
+
+	tmpbuf = kmalloc(tmpsize, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!tmpbuf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	token = conn->params.key->payload.data[0];
 	memcpy(&iv, token->kad->session_key, sizeof(iv));
 
-	tmpbuf.x[0] = htonl(conn->proto.epoch);
-	tmpbuf.x[1] = htonl(conn->proto.cid);
-	tmpbuf.x[2] = 0;
-	tmpbuf.x[3] = htonl(conn->security_ix);
-
-	sg_init_one(&sg[0], &tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf));
-	sg_init_one(&sg[1], &tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf));
+	tmpbuf[0] = htonl(conn->proto.epoch);
+	tmpbuf[1] = htonl(conn->proto.cid);
+	tmpbuf[2] = 0;
+	tmpbuf[3] = htonl(conn->security_ix);
 
+	sg_init_one(&sg, tmpbuf, tmpsize);
 	skcipher_request_set_tfm(req, conn->cipher);
 	skcipher_request_set_callback(req, 0, NULL, NULL);
-	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, &sg[1], &sg[0], sizeof(tmpbuf), iv.x);
-
+	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, &sg, &sg, tmpsize, iv.x);
 	crypto_skcipher_encrypt(req);
 	skcipher_request_zero(req);
 
-	memcpy(&conn->csum_iv, &tmpbuf.x[2], sizeof(conn->csum_iv));
-	ASSERTCMP((u32 __force)conn->csum_iv.n[0], ==, (u32 __force)tmpbuf.x[2]);
-
-	_leave("");
+	memcpy(&conn->csum_iv, tmpbuf + 2, sizeof(conn->csum_iv));
+	kfree(tmpbuf);
+	_leave(" = 0");
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -152,12 +152,9 @@ static int rxkad_secure_packet_auth(const struct rxrpc_call *call,
 {
 	struct rxrpc_skb_priv *sp;
 	SKCIPHER_REQUEST_ON_STACK(req, call->conn->cipher);
+	struct rxkad_level1_hdr hdr;
 	struct rxrpc_crypt iv;
-	struct scatterlist sg[2];
-	struct {
-		struct rxkad_level1_hdr hdr;
-		__be32	first;	/* first four bytes of data and padding */
-	} tmpbuf __attribute__((aligned(8))); /* must all be in same page */
+	struct scatterlist sg;
 	u16 check;
 
 	sp = rxrpc_skb(skb);
@@ -167,24 +164,19 @@ static int rxkad_secure_packet_auth(const struct rxrpc_call *call,
 	check = sp->hdr.seq ^ sp->hdr.callNumber;
 	data_size |= (u32)check << 16;
 
-	tmpbuf.hdr.data_size = htonl(data_size);
-	memcpy(&tmpbuf.first, sechdr + 4, sizeof(tmpbuf.first));
+	hdr.data_size = htonl(data_size);
+	memcpy(sechdr, &hdr, sizeof(hdr));
 
 	/* start the encryption afresh */
 	memset(&iv, 0, sizeof(iv));
 
-	sg_init_one(&sg[0], &tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf));
-	sg_init_one(&sg[1], &tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf));
-
+	sg_init_one(&sg, sechdr, 8);
 	skcipher_request_set_tfm(req, call->conn->cipher);
 	skcipher_request_set_callback(req, 0, NULL, NULL);
-	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, &sg[1], &sg[0], sizeof(tmpbuf), iv.x);
-
+	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, &sg, &sg, 8, iv.x);
 	crypto_skcipher_encrypt(req);
 	skcipher_request_zero(req);
 
-	memcpy(sechdr, &tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf));
-
 	_leave(" = 0");
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -198,8 +190,7 @@ static int rxkad_secure_packet_encrypt(const struct rxrpc_call *call,
 				       void *sechdr)
 {
 	const struct rxrpc_key_token *token;
-	struct rxkad_level2_hdr rxkhdr
-		__attribute__((aligned(8))); /* must be all on one page */
+	struct rxkad_level2_hdr rxkhdr;
 	struct rxrpc_skb_priv *sp;
 	SKCIPHER_REQUEST_ON_STACK(req, call->conn->cipher);
 	struct rxrpc_crypt iv;
@@ -218,18 +209,16 @@ static int rxkad_secure_packet_encrypt(const struct rxrpc_call *call,
 
 	rxkhdr.data_size = htonl(data_size | (u32)check << 16);
 	rxkhdr.checksum = 0;
+	memcpy(sechdr, &rxkhdr, sizeof(rxkhdr));
 
 	/* encrypt from the session key */
 	token = call->conn->params.key->payload.data[0];
 	memcpy(&iv, token->kad->session_key, sizeof(iv));
 
 	sg_init_one(&sg[0], sechdr, sizeof(rxkhdr));
-	sg_init_one(&sg[1], &rxkhdr, sizeof(rxkhdr));
-
 	skcipher_request_set_tfm(req, call->conn->cipher);
 	skcipher_request_set_callback(req, 0, NULL, NULL);
-	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, &sg[1], &sg[0], sizeof(rxkhdr), iv.x);
-
+	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, &sg[0], &sg[0], sizeof(rxkhdr), iv.x);
 	crypto_skcipher_encrypt(req);
 
 	/* we want to encrypt the skbuff in-place */
@@ -243,9 +232,7 @@ static int rxkad_secure_packet_encrypt(const struct rxrpc_call *call,
 
 	sg_init_table(sg, nsg);
 	skb_to_sgvec(skb, sg, 0, len);
-
 	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, sg, sg, len, iv.x);
-
 	crypto_skcipher_encrypt(req);
 
 	_leave(" = 0");
@@ -259,7 +246,7 @@ out:
 /*
  * checksum an RxRPC packet header
  */
-static int rxkad_secure_packet(const struct rxrpc_call *call,
+static int rxkad_secure_packet(struct rxrpc_call *call,
 			       struct sk_buff *skb,
 			       size_t data_size,
 			       void *sechdr)
@@ -267,10 +254,7 @@ static int rxkad_secure_packet(const struct rxrpc_call *call,
 	struct rxrpc_skb_priv *sp;
 	SKCIPHER_REQUEST_ON_STACK(req, call->conn->cipher);
 	struct rxrpc_crypt iv;
-	struct scatterlist sg[2];
-	struct {
-		__be32 x[2];
-	} tmpbuf __attribute__((aligned(8))); /* must all be in same page */
+	struct scatterlist sg;
 	u32 x, y;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -293,20 +277,17 @@ static int rxkad_secure_packet(const struct rxrpc_call *call,
 	/* calculate the security checksum */
 	x = call->channel << (32 - RXRPC_CIDSHIFT);
 	x |= sp->hdr.seq & 0x3fffffff;
-	tmpbuf.x[0] = htonl(sp->hdr.callNumber);
-	tmpbuf.x[1] = htonl(x);
-
-	sg_init_one(&sg[0], &tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf));
-	sg_init_one(&sg[1], &tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf));
+	call->crypto_buf[0] = htonl(sp->hdr.callNumber);
+	call->crypto_buf[1] = htonl(x);
 
+	sg_init_one(&sg, call->crypto_buf, 8);
 	skcipher_request_set_tfm(req, call->conn->cipher);
 	skcipher_request_set_callback(req, 0, NULL, NULL);
-	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, &sg[1], &sg[0], sizeof(tmpbuf), iv.x);
-
+	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, &sg, &sg, 8, iv.x);
 	crypto_skcipher_encrypt(req);
 	skcipher_request_zero(req);
 
-	y = ntohl(tmpbuf.x[1]);
+	y = ntohl(call->crypto_buf[1]);
 	y = (y >> 16) & 0xffff;
 	if (y == 0)
 		y = 1; /* zero checksums are not permitted */
@@ -367,7 +348,6 @@ static int rxkad_verify_packet_auth(const struct rxrpc_call *call,
 	skcipher_request_set_tfm(req, call->conn->cipher);
 	skcipher_request_set_callback(req, 0, NULL, NULL);
 	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, sg, sg, 8, iv.x);
-
 	crypto_skcipher_decrypt(req);
 	skcipher_request_zero(req);
 
@@ -452,7 +432,6 @@ static int rxkad_verify_packet_encrypt(const struct rxrpc_call *call,
 	skcipher_request_set_tfm(req, call->conn->cipher);
 	skcipher_request_set_callback(req, 0, NULL, NULL);
 	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, sg, sg, skb->len, iv.x);
-
 	crypto_skcipher_decrypt(req);
 	skcipher_request_zero(req);
 	if (sg != _sg)
@@ -498,17 +477,14 @@ nomem:
 /*
  * verify the security on a received packet
  */
-static int rxkad_verify_packet(const struct rxrpc_call *call,
+static int rxkad_verify_packet(struct rxrpc_call *call,
 			       struct sk_buff *skb,
 			       u32 *_abort_code)
 {
 	SKCIPHER_REQUEST_ON_STACK(req, call->conn->cipher);
 	struct rxrpc_skb_priv *sp;
 	struct rxrpc_crypt iv;
-	struct scatterlist sg[2];
-	struct {
-		__be32 x[2];
-	} tmpbuf __attribute__((aligned(8))); /* must all be in same page */
+	struct scatterlist sg;
 	u16 cksum;
 	u32 x, y;
 	int ret;
@@ -533,20 +509,17 @@ static int rxkad_verify_packet(const struct rxrpc_call *call,
 	/* validate the security checksum */
 	x = call->channel << (32 - RXRPC_CIDSHIFT);
 	x |= sp->hdr.seq & 0x3fffffff;
-	tmpbuf.x[0] = htonl(call->call_id);
-	tmpbuf.x[1] = htonl(x);
-
-	sg_init_one(&sg[0], &tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf));
-	sg_init_one(&sg[1], &tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf));
+	call->crypto_buf[0] = htonl(call->call_id);
+	call->crypto_buf[1] = htonl(x);
 
+	sg_init_one(&sg, call->crypto_buf, 8);
 	skcipher_request_set_tfm(req, call->conn->cipher);
 	skcipher_request_set_callback(req, 0, NULL, NULL);
-	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, &sg[1], &sg[0], sizeof(tmpbuf), iv.x);
-
+	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, &sg, &sg, 8, iv.x);
 	crypto_skcipher_encrypt(req);
 	skcipher_request_zero(req);
 
-	y = ntohl(tmpbuf.x[1]);
+	y = ntohl(call->crypto_buf[1]);
 	cksum = (y >> 16) & 0xffff;
 	if (cksum == 0)
 		cksum = 1; /* zero checksums are not permitted */
@@ -710,29 +683,6 @@ static void rxkad_calc_response_checksum(struct rxkad_response *response)
 }
 
 /*
- * load a scatterlist with a potentially split-page buffer
- */
-static void rxkad_sg_set_buf2(struct scatterlist sg[2],
-			      void *buf, size_t buflen)
-{
-	int nsg = 1;
-
-	sg_init_table(sg, 2);
-
-	sg_set_buf(&sg[0], buf, buflen);
-	if (sg[0].offset + buflen > PAGE_SIZE) {
-		/* the buffer was split over two pages */
-		sg[0].length = PAGE_SIZE - sg[0].offset;
-		sg_set_buf(&sg[1], buf + sg[0].length, buflen - sg[0].length);
-		nsg++;
-	}
-
-	sg_mark_end(&sg[nsg - 1]);
-
-	ASSERTCMP(sg[0].length + sg[1].length, ==, buflen);
-}
-
-/*
  * encrypt the response packet
  */
 static void rxkad_encrypt_response(struct rxrpc_connection *conn,
@@ -741,17 +691,16 @@ static void rxkad_encrypt_response(struct rxrpc_connection *conn,
 {
 	SKCIPHER_REQUEST_ON_STACK(req, conn->cipher);
 	struct rxrpc_crypt iv;
-	struct scatterlist sg[2];
+	struct scatterlist sg[1];
 
 	/* continue encrypting from where we left off */
 	memcpy(&iv, s2->session_key, sizeof(iv));
 
-	rxkad_sg_set_buf2(sg, &resp->encrypted, sizeof(resp->encrypted));
-
+	sg_init_table(sg, 1);
+	sg_set_buf(sg, &resp->encrypted, sizeof(resp->encrypted));
 	skcipher_request_set_tfm(req, conn->cipher);
 	skcipher_request_set_callback(req, 0, NULL, NULL);
 	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, sg, sg, sizeof(resp->encrypted), iv.x);
-
 	crypto_skcipher_encrypt(req);
 	skcipher_request_zero(req);
 }
@@ -887,10 +836,8 @@ static int rxkad_decrypt_ticket(struct rxrpc_connection *conn,
 	}
 
 	sg_init_one(&sg[0], ticket, ticket_len);
-
 	skcipher_request_set_callback(req, 0, NULL, NULL);
 	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, sg, sg, ticket_len, iv.x);
-
 	crypto_skcipher_decrypt(req);
 	skcipher_request_free(req);
 
@@ -1001,7 +948,7 @@ static void rxkad_decrypt_response(struct rxrpc_connection *conn,
 				   const struct rxrpc_crypt *session_key)
 {
 	SKCIPHER_REQUEST_ON_STACK(req, rxkad_ci);
-	struct scatterlist sg[2];
+	struct scatterlist sg[1];
 	struct rxrpc_crypt iv;
 
 	_enter(",,%08x%08x",
@@ -1016,12 +963,11 @@ static void rxkad_decrypt_response(struct rxrpc_connection *conn,
 
 	memcpy(&iv, session_key, sizeof(iv));
 
-	rxkad_sg_set_buf2(sg, &resp->encrypted, sizeof(resp->encrypted));
-
+	sg_init_table(sg, 1);
+	sg_set_buf(sg, &resp->encrypted, sizeof(resp->encrypted));
 	skcipher_request_set_tfm(req, rxkad_ci);
 	skcipher_request_set_callback(req, 0, NULL, NULL);
 	skcipher_request_set_crypt(req, sg, sg, sizeof(resp->encrypted), iv.x);
-
 	crypto_skcipher_decrypt(req);
 	skcipher_request_zero(req);
 
