diff --git a/drivers/crypto/inside-secure/safexcel_cipher.c b/drivers/crypto/inside-secure/safexcel_cipher.c
index 6e193baccec7..8cdbdbe35681 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/inside-secure/safexcel_cipher.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/inside-secure/safexcel_cipher.c
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ struct safexcel_cipher_ctx {
 
 struct safexcel_cipher_req {
 	enum safexcel_cipher_direction direction;
+	/* Number of result descriptors associated to the request */
+	unsigned int rdescs;
 	bool needs_inv;
 };
 
@@ -351,7 +353,10 @@ static int safexcel_handle_req_result(struct safexcel_crypto_priv *priv, int rin
 
 	*ret = 0;
 
-	do {
+	if (unlikely(!sreq->rdescs))
+		return 0;
+
+	while (sreq->rdescs--) {
 		rdesc = safexcel_ring_next_rptr(priv, &priv->ring[ring].rdr);
 		if (IS_ERR(rdesc)) {
 			dev_err(priv->dev,
@@ -364,7 +369,7 @@ static int safexcel_handle_req_result(struct safexcel_crypto_priv *priv, int rin
 			*ret = safexcel_rdesc_check_errors(priv, rdesc);
 
 		ndesc++;
-	} while (!rdesc->last_seg);
+	}
 
 	safexcel_complete(priv, ring);
 
@@ -502,6 +507,7 @@ static int safexcel_send_req(struct crypto_async_request *base, int ring,
 static int safexcel_handle_inv_result(struct safexcel_crypto_priv *priv,
 				      int ring,
 				      struct crypto_async_request *base,
+				      struct safexcel_cipher_req *sreq,
 				      bool *should_complete, int *ret)
 {
 	struct safexcel_cipher_ctx *ctx = crypto_tfm_ctx(base->tfm);
@@ -510,7 +516,10 @@ static int safexcel_handle_inv_result(struct safexcel_crypto_priv *priv,
 
 	*ret = 0;
 
-	do {
+	if (unlikely(!sreq->rdescs))
+		return 0;
+
+	while (sreq->rdescs--) {
 		rdesc = safexcel_ring_next_rptr(priv, &priv->ring[ring].rdr);
 		if (IS_ERR(rdesc)) {
 			dev_err(priv->dev,
@@ -523,7 +532,7 @@ static int safexcel_handle_inv_result(struct safexcel_crypto_priv *priv,
 			*ret = safexcel_rdesc_check_errors(priv, rdesc);
 
 		ndesc++;
-	} while (!rdesc->last_seg);
+	}
 
 	safexcel_complete(priv, ring);
 
@@ -566,7 +575,7 @@ static int safexcel_skcipher_handle_result(struct safexcel_crypto_priv *priv,
 
 	if (sreq->needs_inv) {
 		sreq->needs_inv = false;
-		err = safexcel_handle_inv_result(priv, ring, async,
+		err = safexcel_handle_inv_result(priv, ring, async, sreq,
 						 should_complete, ret);
 	} else {
 		err = safexcel_handle_req_result(priv, ring, async, req->src,
@@ -607,7 +616,7 @@ static int safexcel_aead_handle_result(struct safexcel_crypto_priv *priv,
 
 	if (sreq->needs_inv) {
 		sreq->needs_inv = false;
-		err = safexcel_handle_inv_result(priv, ring, async,
+		err = safexcel_handle_inv_result(priv, ring, async, sreq,
 						 should_complete, ret);
 	} else {
 		err = safexcel_handle_req_result(priv, ring, async, req->src,
@@ -653,6 +662,8 @@ static int safexcel_skcipher_send(struct crypto_async_request *async, int ring,
 		ret = safexcel_send_req(async, ring, sreq, req->src,
 					req->dst, req->cryptlen, 0, 0, req->iv,
 					commands, results);
+
+	sreq->rdescs = *results;
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -675,6 +686,7 @@ static int safexcel_aead_send(struct crypto_async_request *async, int ring,
 					req->cryptlen, req->assoclen,
 					crypto_aead_authsize(tfm), req->iv,
 					commands, results);
+	sreq->rdescs = *results;
 	return ret;
 }