diff --git a/include/crypto/internal/skcipher.h b/include/crypto/internal/skcipher.h
index d68faa5759ad..734b6f7081b8 100644
--- a/include/crypto/internal/skcipher.h
+++ b/include/crypto/internal/skcipher.h
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ int skcipher_walk_aead_decrypt(struct skcipher_walk *walk,
 			       struct aead_request *req, bool atomic);
 void skcipher_walk_complete(struct skcipher_walk *walk, int err);
 
+static inline void skcipher_walk_abort(struct skcipher_walk *walk)
+{
+	skcipher_walk_done(walk, -ECANCELED);
+}
+
 static inline void ablkcipher_request_complete(struct ablkcipher_request *req,
 					       int err)
 {