diff --git a/crypto/seqiv.c b/crypto/seqiv.c
index a9bfbda..2680e94 100644
--- a/crypto/seqiv.c
+++ b/crypto/seqiv.c
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 	u8 salt[] __attribute__ ((aligned(__alignof__(u32))));
 };
 
+static void seqiv_free(struct crypto_instance *inst);
+
 static int seqiv_aead_setkey(struct crypto_aead *tfm,
 			     const u8 *key, unsigned int keylen)
 {
@@ -583,23 +585,20 @@
 	crypto_put_default_null_skcipher();
 }
 
-static struct crypto_template seqiv_tmpl;
-static struct crypto_template seqniv_tmpl;
-
-static struct crypto_instance *seqiv_ablkcipher_alloc(struct rtattr **tb)
+static int seqiv_ablkcipher_create(struct crypto_template *tmpl,
+				   struct rtattr **tb)
 {
 	struct crypto_instance *inst;
+	int err;
 
-	inst = skcipher_geniv_alloc(&seqiv_tmpl, tb, 0, 0);
+	inst = skcipher_geniv_alloc(tmpl, tb, 0, 0);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(inst))
-		goto out;
+		return PTR_ERR(inst);
 
-	if (inst->alg.cra_ablkcipher.ivsize < sizeof(u64)) {
-		skcipher_geniv_free(inst);
-		inst = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-		goto out;
-	}
+	err = -EINVAL;
+	if (inst->alg.cra_ablkcipher.ivsize < sizeof(u64))
+		goto free_inst;
 
 	inst->alg.cra_ablkcipher.givencrypt = seqiv_givencrypt_first;
 
@@ -609,18 +608,28 @@
 	inst->alg.cra_ctxsize += inst->alg.cra_ablkcipher.ivsize;
 	inst->alg.cra_ctxsize += sizeof(struct seqiv_ctx);
 
+	inst->alg.cra_alignmask |= __alignof__(u32) - 1;
+
+	err = crypto_register_instance(tmpl, inst);
+	if (err)
+		goto free_inst;
+
 out:
-	return inst;
+	return err;
+
+free_inst:
+	skcipher_geniv_free(inst);
+	goto out;
 }
 
-static struct crypto_instance *seqiv_old_aead_alloc(struct aead_instance *aead)
+static int seqiv_old_aead_create(struct crypto_template *tmpl,
+				 struct aead_instance *aead)
 {
 	struct crypto_instance *inst = aead_crypto_instance(aead);
+	int err = -EINVAL;
 
-	if (inst->alg.cra_aead.ivsize < sizeof(u64)) {
-		aead_geniv_free(aead);
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-	}
+	if (inst->alg.cra_aead.ivsize < sizeof(u64))
+		goto free_inst;
 
 	inst->alg.cra_aead.givencrypt = seqiv_aead_givencrypt_first;
 
@@ -630,28 +639,38 @@
 	inst->alg.cra_ctxsize = inst->alg.cra_aead.ivsize;
 	inst->alg.cra_ctxsize += sizeof(struct seqiv_ctx);
 
-	return inst;
+	err = crypto_register_instance(tmpl, inst);
+	if (err)
+		goto free_inst;
+
+out:
+	return err;
+
+free_inst:
+	aead_geniv_free(aead);
+	goto out;
 }
 
-static struct crypto_instance *seqiv_aead_alloc(struct rtattr **tb)
+static int seqiv_aead_create(struct crypto_template *tmpl, struct rtattr **tb)
 {
 	struct aead_instance *inst;
 	struct crypto_aead_spawn *spawn;
 	struct aead_alg *alg;
+	int err;
 
-	inst = aead_geniv_alloc(&seqiv_tmpl, tb, 0, 0);
+	inst = aead_geniv_alloc(tmpl, tb, 0, 0);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(inst))
-		goto out;
+		return PTR_ERR(inst);
+
+	inst->alg.base.cra_alignmask |= __alignof__(u32) - 1;
 
 	if (inst->alg.base.cra_aead.encrypt)
-		return seqiv_old_aead_alloc(inst);
+		return seqiv_old_aead_create(tmpl, inst);
 
-	if (inst->alg.ivsize < sizeof(u64)) {
-		aead_geniv_free(inst);
-		inst = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-		goto out;
-	}
+	err = -EINVAL;
+	if (inst->alg.ivsize < sizeof(u64))
+		goto free_inst;
 
 	spawn = aead_instance_ctx(inst);
 	alg = crypto_spawn_aead_alg(spawn);
@@ -675,43 +694,43 @@
 		inst->alg.base.cra_exit = seqiv_aead_compat_exit;
 	}
 
+	err = aead_register_instance(tmpl, inst);
+	if (err)
+		goto free_inst;
+
 out:
-	return aead_crypto_instance(inst);
+	return err;
+
+free_inst:
+	aead_geniv_free(inst);
+	goto out;
 }
 
-static struct crypto_instance *seqiv_alloc(struct rtattr **tb)
+static int seqiv_create(struct crypto_template *tmpl, struct rtattr **tb)
 {
 	struct crypto_attr_type *algt;
-	struct crypto_instance *inst;
 	int err;
 
 	algt = crypto_get_attr_type(tb);
 	if (IS_ERR(algt))
-		return ERR_CAST(algt);
+		return PTR_ERR(algt);
 
 	err = crypto_get_default_rng();
 	if (err)
-		return ERR_PTR(err);
+		return err;
 
 	if ((algt->type ^ CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_AEAD) & CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK)
-		inst = seqiv_ablkcipher_alloc(tb);
+		err = seqiv_ablkcipher_create(tmpl, tb);
 	else
-		inst = seqiv_aead_alloc(tb);
+		err = seqiv_aead_create(tmpl, tb);
 
-	if (IS_ERR(inst))
-		goto put_rng;
+	if (err)
+		crypto_put_default_rng();
 
-	inst->alg.cra_alignmask |= __alignof__(u32) - 1;
-
-out:
-	return inst;
-
-put_rng:
-	crypto_put_default_rng();
-	goto out;
+	return err;
 }
 
-static struct crypto_instance *seqniv_alloc(struct rtattr **tb)
+static int seqniv_create(struct crypto_template *tmpl, struct rtattr **tb)
 {
 	struct aead_instance *inst;
 	struct crypto_aead_spawn *spawn;
@@ -720,18 +739,16 @@
 
 	err = crypto_get_default_rng();
 	if (err)
-		return ERR_PTR(err);
+		return err;
 
-	inst = aead_geniv_alloc(&seqniv_tmpl, tb, 0, 0);
-
+	inst = aead_geniv_alloc(tmpl, tb, 0, 0);
+	err = PTR_ERR(inst);
 	if (IS_ERR(inst))
 		goto put_rng;
 
-	if (inst->alg.ivsize < sizeof(u64)) {
-		aead_geniv_free(inst);
-		inst = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-		goto put_rng;
-	}
+	err = -EINVAL;
+	if (inst->alg.ivsize < sizeof(u64))
+		goto free_inst;
 
 	spawn = aead_instance_ctx(inst);
 	alg = crypto_spawn_aead_alg(spawn);
@@ -748,9 +765,15 @@
 	inst->alg.base.cra_ctxsize = sizeof(struct seqiv_aead_ctx);
 	inst->alg.base.cra_ctxsize += inst->alg.base.cra_aead.ivsize;
 
-out:
-	return aead_crypto_instance(inst);
+	err = aead_register_instance(tmpl, inst);
+	if (err)
+		goto free_inst;
 
+out:
+	return err;
+
+free_inst:
+	aead_geniv_free(inst);
 put_rng:
 	crypto_put_default_rng();
 	goto out;
@@ -767,14 +790,14 @@
 
 static struct crypto_template seqiv_tmpl = {
 	.name = "seqiv",
-	.alloc = seqiv_alloc,
+	.create = seqiv_create,
 	.free = seqiv_free,
 	.module = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
 static struct crypto_template seqniv_tmpl = {
 	.name = "seqniv",
-	.alloc = seqniv_alloc,
+	.create = seqniv_create,
 	.free = seqiv_free,
 	.module = THIS_MODULE,
 };