diff --git a/crypto/algif_skcipher.c b/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
index 43839b00fe6c..903605dbc1a5 100644
--- a/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
+++ b/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
@@ -87,8 +87,13 @@ static void skcipher_free_async_sgls(struct skcipher_async_req *sreq)
 	}
 	sgl = sreq->tsg;
 	n = sg_nents(sgl);
-	for_each_sg(sgl, sg, n, i)
-		put_page(sg_page(sg));
+	for_each_sg(sgl, sg, n, i) {
+		struct page *page = sg_page(sg);
+
+		/* some SGs may not have a page mapped */
+		if (page && page_ref_count(page))
+			put_page(page);
+	}
 
 	kfree(sreq->tsg);
 }