struct {
                u8                      *key;           /* Key */
                int                     key_len;        /* Key length */
-               u8                      *ivec;          /* ivec buffer */
+               int                     padlen;         /* 0..255 */
                /* ivlen is offset from enc_data, where encrypted data start.
                 * It is logically different of crypto_tfm_alg_ivsize(tfm).
                 * We assume that it is either zero (no ivec), or
                 * >= crypto_tfm_alg_ivsize(tfm). */
                int                     ivlen;
-               int                     padlen;         /* 0..255 */
+               int                     ivinitted;
+               u8                      *ivec;          /* ivec buffer */
                struct crypto_blkcipher *tfm;           /* crypto handle */
        } conf;
 
 
        esph->seq_no = htonl(++x->replay.oseq);
        xfrm_aevent_doreplay(x);
 
-       if (esp->conf.ivlen)
+       if (esp->conf.ivlen) {
+               if (unlikely(!esp->conf.ivinitted)) {
+                       get_random_bytes(esp->conf.ivec, esp->conf.ivlen);
+                       esp->conf.ivinitted = 1;
+               }
                crypto_blkcipher_set_iv(tfm, esp->conf.ivec, esp->conf.ivlen);
+       }
 
        do {
                struct scatterlist *sg = &esp->sgbuf[0];
                esp->conf.ivec = kmalloc(esp->conf.ivlen, GFP_KERNEL);
                if (unlikely(esp->conf.ivec == NULL))
                        goto error;
-               get_random_bytes(esp->conf.ivec, esp->conf.ivlen);
+               esp->conf.ivinitted = 0;
        }
        if (crypto_blkcipher_setkey(tfm, esp->conf.key, esp->conf.key_len))
                goto error;
 
        esph->seq_no = htonl(++x->replay.oseq);
        xfrm_aevent_doreplay(x);
 
-       if (esp->conf.ivlen)
+       if (esp->conf.ivlen) {
+               if (unlikely(!esp->conf.ivinitted)) {
+                       get_random_bytes(esp->conf.ivec, esp->conf.ivlen);
+                       esp->conf.ivinitted = 1;
+               }
                crypto_blkcipher_set_iv(tfm, esp->conf.ivec, esp->conf.ivlen);
+       }
 
        do {
                struct scatterlist *sg = &esp->sgbuf[0];
                esp->conf.ivec = kmalloc(esp->conf.ivlen, GFP_KERNEL);
                if (unlikely(esp->conf.ivec == NULL))
                        goto error;
-               get_random_bytes(esp->conf.ivec, esp->conf.ivlen);
+               esp->conf.ivinitted = 0;
        }
        if (crypto_blkcipher_setkey(tfm, esp->conf.key, esp->conf.key_len))
                goto error;