diff --git a/sys/opencrypto/crypto.c b/sys/opencrypto/crypto.c
--- a/sys/opencrypto/crypto.c
+++ b/sys/opencrypto/crypto.c
@@ -1633,17 +1633,11 @@
 	uma_zfree(cryptop_zone, crp);
 }
 
-static void
-_crypto_initreq(struct cryptop *crp, crypto_session_t cses)
-{
-	crp->crp_session = cses;
-}
-
 void
 crypto_initreq(struct cryptop *crp, crypto_session_t cses)
 {
 	memset(crp, 0, sizeof(*crp));
-	_crypto_initreq(crp, cses);
+	crp->crp_session = cses;
 }
 
 struct cryptop *
@@ -1652,9 +1646,9 @@
 	struct cryptop *crp;
 
 	MPASS(how == M_WAITOK || how == M_NOWAIT);
-	crp = uma_zalloc(cryptop_zone, how | M_ZERO);
+	crp = uma_zalloc(cryptop_zone, how);
 	if (crp != NULL)
-		_crypto_initreq(crp, cses);
+		crypto_initreq(crp, cses);
 	return (crp);
 }