diff --git a/crypto/lrw.c b/crypto/lrw.c
index a8bfae4..eb681e9 100644
--- a/crypto/lrw.c
+++ b/crypto/lrw.c
@@ -610,8 +610,10 @@ static int create(struct crypto_template *tmpl, struct rtattr **tb)
 		ecb_name[len - 1] = 0;
 
 		if (snprintf(inst->alg.base.cra_name, CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME,
-			     "lrw(%s)", ecb_name) >= CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME)
-			return -ENAMETOOLONG;
+			     "lrw(%s)", ecb_name) >= CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME) {
+			err = -ENAMETOOLONG;
+			goto err_drop_spawn;
+		}
 	}
 
 	inst->alg.base.cra_flags = alg->base.cra_flags & CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC;