diff --git a/include/crypto/algapi.h b/include/crypto/algapi.h
index 2779c8d34ba9..7705387f9459 100644
--- a/include/crypto/algapi.h
+++ b/include/crypto/algapi.h
@@ -208,6 +208,31 @@ static inline void *crypto_instance_ctx(struct crypto_instance *inst)
 	return inst->__ctx;
 }
 
+struct crypto_cipher_spawn {
+	struct crypto_spawn base;
+};
+
+static inline int crypto_grab_cipher(struct crypto_cipher_spawn *spawn,
+				     struct crypto_instance *inst,
+				     const char *name, u32 type, u32 mask)
+{
+	type &= ~CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK;
+	type |= CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_CIPHER;
+	mask |= CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK;
+	return crypto_grab_spawn(&spawn->base, inst, name, type, mask);
+}
+
+static inline void crypto_drop_cipher(struct crypto_cipher_spawn *spawn)
+{
+	crypto_drop_spawn(&spawn->base);
+}
+
+static inline struct crypto_alg *crypto_spawn_cipher_alg(
+	struct crypto_cipher_spawn *spawn)
+{
+	return spawn->base.alg;
+}
+
 static inline struct crypto_cipher *crypto_spawn_cipher(
 	struct crypto_spawn *spawn)
 {