diff --git a/crypto/ctr.c b/crypto/ctr.c
index a9a7a44..a4f4a89 100644
--- a/crypto/ctr.c
+++ b/crypto/ctr.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static struct crypto_instance *crypto_ctr_alloc(struct rtattr **tb)
 	inst->alg.cra_flags = CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_BLKCIPHER;
 	inst->alg.cra_priority = alg->cra_priority;
 	inst->alg.cra_blocksize = 1;
-	inst->alg.cra_alignmask = alg->cra_alignmask | (__alignof__(u32) - 1);
+	inst->alg.cra_alignmask = alg->cra_alignmask;
 	inst->alg.cra_type = &crypto_blkcipher_type;
 
 	inst->alg.cra_blkcipher.ivsize = alg->cra_blocksize;