diff --git a/crypto/chacha20poly1305.c b/crypto/chacha20poly1305.c
index 99c3cce..7b6b935 100644
--- a/crypto/chacha20poly1305.c
+++ b/crypto/chacha20poly1305.c
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@
 	struct scatterlist *src, *dst;
 	int err;
 
+	if (rctx->cryptlen == 0)
+		goto skip;
+
 	chacha_iv(creq->iv, req, 1);
 
 	sg_init_table(rctx->src, 2);
@@ -150,6 +153,7 @@
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+skip:
 	return poly_verify_tag(req);
 }
 
@@ -415,6 +419,9 @@
 	struct scatterlist *src, *dst;
 	int err;
 
+	if (req->cryptlen == 0)
+		goto skip;
+
 	chacha_iv(creq->iv, req, 1);
 
 	sg_init_table(rctx->src, 2);
@@ -435,6 +442,7 @@
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+skip:
 	return poly_genkey(req);
 }