diff --git a/arch/arm64/crypto/crc32-arm64.c b/arch/arm64/crypto/crc32-arm64.c
index 6a37c3c6b11d..3ec568afd1d3 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/crypto/crc32-arm64.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/crypto/crc32-arm64.c
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ static struct shash_alg crc32_alg = {
 		.cra_name		=	"crc32",
 		.cra_driver_name	=	"crc32-arm64-hw",
 		.cra_priority		=	300,
+		.cra_flags		=	CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
 		.cra_blocksize		=	CHKSUM_BLOCK_SIZE,
 		.cra_alignmask		=	0,
 		.cra_ctxsize		=	sizeof(struct chksum_ctx),
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@ static struct shash_alg crc32c_alg = {
 		.cra_name		=	"crc32c",
 		.cra_driver_name	=	"crc32c-arm64-hw",
 		.cra_priority		=	300,
+		.cra_flags		=	CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
 		.cra_blocksize		=	CHKSUM_BLOCK_SIZE,
 		.cra_alignmask		=	0,
 		.cra_ctxsize		=	sizeof(struct chksum_ctx),
diff --git a/arch/sparc/crypto/crc32c_glue.c b/arch/sparc/crypto/crc32c_glue.c
index d1064e46efe8..8aa664638c3c 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/crypto/crc32c_glue.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/crypto/crc32c_glue.c
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ static struct shash_alg alg = {
 		.cra_name		=	"crc32c",
 		.cra_driver_name	=	"crc32c-sparc64",
 		.cra_priority		=	SPARC_CR_OPCODE_PRIORITY,
+		.cra_flags		=	CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
 		.cra_blocksize		=	CHKSUM_BLOCK_SIZE,
 		.cra_ctxsize		=	sizeof(u32),
 		.cra_alignmask		=	7,
diff --git a/arch/x86/crypto/crc32-pclmul_glue.c b/arch/x86/crypto/crc32-pclmul_glue.c
index 1937fc1d8763..0072dd30dd12 100644
--- a/arch/x86/crypto/crc32-pclmul_glue.c
+++ b/arch/x86/crypto/crc32-pclmul_glue.c
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ static struct shash_alg alg = {
 			.cra_name		= "crc32",
 			.cra_driver_name	= "crc32-pclmul",
 			.cra_priority		= 200,
+			.cra_flags		= CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
 			.cra_blocksize		= CHKSUM_BLOCK_SIZE,
 			.cra_ctxsize		= sizeof(u32),
 			.cra_module		= THIS_MODULE,
diff --git a/arch/x86/crypto/crc32c-intel_glue.c b/arch/x86/crypto/crc32c-intel_glue.c
index 28640c3d6af7..c743444b9274 100644
--- a/arch/x86/crypto/crc32c-intel_glue.c
+++ b/arch/x86/crypto/crc32c-intel_glue.c
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ static struct shash_alg alg = {
 		.cra_name		=	"crc32c",
 		.cra_driver_name	=	"crc32c-intel",
 		.cra_priority		=	200,
+		.cra_flags		=	CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
 		.cra_blocksize		=	CHKSUM_BLOCK_SIZE,
 		.cra_ctxsize		=	sizeof(u32),
 		.cra_module		=	THIS_MODULE,
diff --git a/crypto/crc32.c b/crypto/crc32.c
index 187ded28cb0b..fd20768d95ad 100644
--- a/crypto/crc32.c
+++ b/crypto/crc32.c
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ static struct shash_alg alg = {
 		.cra_name		= "crc32",
 		.cra_driver_name	= "crc32-table",
 		.cra_priority		= 100,
+		.cra_flags              = CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
 		.cra_blocksize		= CHKSUM_BLOCK_SIZE,
 		.cra_ctxsize		= sizeof(u32),
 		.cra_module		= THIS_MODULE,
diff --git a/crypto/crc32c.c b/crypto/crc32c.c
index 238f0e627ef3..2f01aae2f6f1 100644
--- a/crypto/crc32c.c
+++ b/crypto/crc32c.c
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ static struct shash_alg alg = {
 		.cra_name		=	"crc32c",
 		.cra_driver_name	=	"crc32c-generic",
 		.cra_priority		=	100,
+		.cra_flags		=	CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
 		.cra_blocksize		=	CHKSUM_BLOCK_SIZE,
 		.cra_alignmask		=	3,
 		.cra_ctxsize		=	sizeof(struct chksum_ctx),
diff --git a/crypto/cryptd.c b/crypto/cryptd.c
index 1677ad5a3c07..773c10fc6103 100644
--- a/crypto/cryptd.c
+++ b/crypto/cryptd.c
@@ -603,7 +603,8 @@ static int cryptd_create_hash(struct crypto_template *tmpl, struct rtattr **tb,
 	if (err)
 		goto out_free_inst;
 
-	inst->alg.halg.base.cra_flags = CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC;
+	inst->alg.halg.base.cra_flags = CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC |
+		(alg->cra_flags & CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY);
 
 	inst->alg.halg.digestsize = salg->digestsize;
 	inst->alg.halg.statesize = salg->statesize;
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/bfin_crc.c b/drivers/crypto/bfin_crc.c
index d797f31f5d85..8196dd569f83 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/bfin_crc.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/bfin_crc.c
@@ -516,7 +516,8 @@ static struct ahash_alg algs = {
 		.cra_driver_name	= DRIVER_NAME,
 		.cra_priority		= 100,
 		.cra_flags		= CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_AHASH |
-						CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC,
+						CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC |
+						CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY,
 		.cra_blocksize		= CHKSUM_BLOCK_SIZE,
 		.cra_ctxsize		= sizeof(struct bfin_crypto_crc_ctx),
 		.cra_alignmask		= 3,
diff --git a/include/linux/crypto.h b/include/linux/crypto.h
index 61dd0b15d21c..f73ac2237358 100644
--- a/include/linux/crypto.h
+++ b/include/linux/crypto.h
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@
  */
 #define CRYPTO_ALG_KERN_DRIVER_ONLY	0x00001000
 
+/*
+ * Set if the algorithm has a ->setkey() method but can be used without
+ * calling it first, i.e. there is a default key.
+ */
+#define CRYPTO_ALG_OPTIONAL_KEY		0x00004000
+
 /*
  * Transform masks and values (for crt_flags).
  */