diff --git a/drivers/crypto/talitos.c b/drivers/crypto/talitos.c
index da1112765a4..09b184adf31 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/talitos.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/talitos.c
@@ -936,8 +936,7 @@ static int sg_to_link_tbl(struct scatterlist *sg, int sg_count,
 		sg_count--;
 		link_tbl_ptr--;
 	}
-	link_tbl_ptr->len = cpu_to_be16(be16_to_cpu(link_tbl_ptr->len)
-					+ cryptlen);
+	be16_add_cpu(&link_tbl_ptr->len, cryptlen);
 
 	/* tag end of link table */
 	link_tbl_ptr->j_extent = DESC_PTR_LNKTBL_RETURN;