diff --git a/crypto/pcbc.c b/crypto/pcbc.c
index f654965..de81f71 100644
--- a/crypto/pcbc.c
+++ b/crypto/pcbc.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 	unsigned int nbytes = walk->nbytes;
 	u8 *src = walk->src.virt.addr;
 	u8 *dst = walk->dst.virt.addr;
-	u8 *iv = walk->iv;
+	u8 * const iv = walk->iv;
 
 	do {
 		crypto_xor(iv, src, bsize);
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 	int bsize = crypto_cipher_blocksize(tfm);
 	unsigned int nbytes = walk->nbytes;
 	u8 *src = walk->src.virt.addr;
-	u8 *iv = walk->iv;
+	u8 * const iv = walk->iv;
 	u8 tmpbuf[bsize];
 
 	do {
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@
 		src += bsize;
 	} while ((nbytes -= bsize) >= bsize);
 
-	memcpy(walk->iv, iv, bsize);
-
 	return nbytes;
 }
 
@@ -130,7 +128,7 @@
 	unsigned int nbytes = walk->nbytes;
 	u8 *src = walk->src.virt.addr;
 	u8 *dst = walk->dst.virt.addr;
-	u8 *iv = walk->iv;
+	u8 * const iv = walk->iv;
 
 	do {
 		fn(crypto_cipher_tfm(tfm), dst, src);
@@ -142,8 +140,6 @@
 		dst += bsize;
 	} while ((nbytes -= bsize) >= bsize);
 
-	memcpy(walk->iv, iv, bsize);
-
 	return nbytes;
 }
 
@@ -156,7 +152,7 @@
 	int bsize = crypto_cipher_blocksize(tfm);
 	unsigned int nbytes = walk->nbytes;
 	u8 *src = walk->src.virt.addr;
-	u8 *iv = walk->iv;
+	u8 * const iv = walk->iv;
 	u8 tmpbuf[bsize];
 
 	do {
@@ -169,8 +165,6 @@
 		src += bsize;
 	} while ((nbytes -= bsize) >= bsize);
 
-	memcpy(walk->iv, iv, bsize);
-
 	return nbytes;
 }