diff --git a/crypto/gcm.c b/crypto/gcm.c
index 122f5e9..398f048 100644
--- a/crypto/gcm.c
+++ b/crypto/gcm.c
@@ -616,7 +616,6 @@
 
 static int crypto_gcm_create_common(struct crypto_template *tmpl,
 				    struct rtattr **tb,
-				    const char *full_name,
 				    const char *ctr_name,
 				    const char *ghash_name)
 {
@@ -657,7 +656,8 @@
 		goto err_free_inst;
 
 	err = -EINVAL;
-	if (ghash->digestsize != 16)
+	if (strcmp(ghash->base.cra_name, "ghash") != 0 ||
+	    ghash->digestsize != 16)
 		goto err_drop_ghash;
 
 	crypto_set_skcipher_spawn(&ctx->ctr, aead_crypto_instance(inst));
@@ -669,24 +669,24 @@
 
 	ctr = crypto_spawn_skcipher_alg(&ctx->ctr);
 
-	/* We only support 16-byte blocks. */
+	/* The skcipher algorithm must be CTR mode, using 16-byte blocks. */
 	err = -EINVAL;
-	if (crypto_skcipher_alg_ivsize(ctr) != 16)
-		goto out_put_ctr;
-
-	/* Not a stream cipher? */
-	if (ctr->base.cra_blocksize != 1)
+	if (strncmp(ctr->base.cra_name, "ctr(", 4) != 0 ||
+	    crypto_skcipher_alg_ivsize(ctr) != 16 ||
+	    ctr->base.cra_blocksize != 1)
 		goto out_put_ctr;
 
 	err = -ENAMETOOLONG;
+	if (snprintf(inst->alg.base.cra_name, CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME,
+		     "gcm(%s", ctr->base.cra_name + 4) >= CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME)
+		goto out_put_ctr;
+
 	if (snprintf(inst->alg.base.cra_driver_name, CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME,
 		     "gcm_base(%s,%s)", ctr->base.cra_driver_name,
 		     ghash_alg->cra_driver_name) >=
 	    CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME)
 		goto out_put_ctr;
 
-	memcpy(inst->alg.base.cra_name, full_name, CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME);
-
 	inst->alg.base.cra_flags = (ghash->base.cra_flags |
 				    ctr->base.cra_flags) & CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC;
 	inst->alg.base.cra_priority = (ghash->base.cra_priority +
@@ -728,7 +728,6 @@
 {
 	const char *cipher_name;
 	char ctr_name[CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME];
-	char full_name[CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME];
 
 	cipher_name = crypto_attr_alg_name(tb[1]);
 	if (IS_ERR(cipher_name))
@@ -738,12 +737,7 @@
 	    CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME)
 		return -ENAMETOOLONG;
 
-	if (snprintf(full_name, CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME, "gcm(%s)", cipher_name) >=
-	    CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME)
-		return -ENAMETOOLONG;
-
-	return crypto_gcm_create_common(tmpl, tb, full_name,
-					ctr_name, "ghash");
+	return crypto_gcm_create_common(tmpl, tb, ctr_name, "ghash");
 }
 
 static struct crypto_template crypto_gcm_tmpl = {
@@ -757,7 +751,6 @@
 {
 	const char *ctr_name;
 	const char *ghash_name;
-	char full_name[CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME];
 
 	ctr_name = crypto_attr_alg_name(tb[1]);
 	if (IS_ERR(ctr_name))
@@ -767,12 +760,7 @@
 	if (IS_ERR(ghash_name))
 		return PTR_ERR(ghash_name);
 
-	if (snprintf(full_name, CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME, "gcm_base(%s,%s)",
-		     ctr_name, ghash_name) >= CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME)
-		return -ENAMETOOLONG;
-
-	return crypto_gcm_create_common(tmpl, tb, full_name,
-					ctr_name, ghash_name);
+	return crypto_gcm_create_common(tmpl, tb, ctr_name, ghash_name);
 }
 
 static struct crypto_template crypto_gcm_base_tmpl = {