diff --git a/crypto/hmac.c b/crypto/hmac.c
index ade790b454e9..758688b4bc6b 100644
--- a/crypto/hmac.c
+++ b/crypto/hmac.c
@@ -197,11 +197,15 @@ static int hmac_create(struct crypto_template *tmpl, struct rtattr **tb)
 	salg = shash_attr_alg(tb[1], 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(salg))
 		return PTR_ERR(salg);
+	alg = &salg->base;
 
+	/* The underlying hash algorithm must be unkeyed */
 	err = -EINVAL;
+	if (crypto_shash_alg_has_setkey(salg))
+		goto out_put_alg;
+
 	ds = salg->digestsize;
 	ss = salg->statesize;
-	alg = &salg->base;
 	if (ds > alg->cra_blocksize ||
 	    ss < alg->cra_blocksize)
 		goto out_put_alg;
diff --git a/crypto/shash.c b/crypto/shash.c
index 46d669b21a24..81fdec3271e5 100644
--- a/crypto/shash.c
+++ b/crypto/shash.c
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@
 
 static const struct crypto_type crypto_shash_type;
 
-static int shash_no_setkey(struct crypto_shash *tfm, const u8 *key,
-			   unsigned int keylen)
+int shash_no_setkey(struct crypto_shash *tfm, const u8 *key,
+		    unsigned int keylen)
 {
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(shash_no_setkey);
 
 static int shash_setkey_unaligned(struct crypto_shash *tfm, const u8 *key,
 				  unsigned int keylen)
diff --git a/include/crypto/internal/hash.h b/include/crypto/internal/hash.h
index f40acc953ed8..313c76fbc5e1 100644
--- a/include/crypto/internal/hash.h
+++ b/include/crypto/internal/hash.h
@@ -70,6 +70,14 @@ int ahash_register_instance(struct crypto_template *tmpl,
 			    struct ahash_instance *inst);
 void ahash_free_instance(struct crypto_instance *inst);
 
+int shash_no_setkey(struct crypto_shash *tfm, const u8 *key,
+		    unsigned int keylen);
+
+static inline bool crypto_shash_alg_has_setkey(struct shash_alg *alg)
+{
+	return alg->setkey != shash_no_setkey;
+}
+
 int crypto_init_ahash_spawn(struct crypto_ahash_spawn *spawn,
 			    struct hash_alg_common *alg,
 			    struct crypto_instance *inst);