diff --git a/crypto/api.c b/crypto/api.c
index 1909195b2c70..5efd4d6e6312 100644
--- a/crypto/api.c
+++ b/crypto/api.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ void crypto_destroy_tfm(void *mem, struct crypto_tfm *tfm)
 {
 	struct crypto_alg *alg;
 
-	if (unlikely(!mem))
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(mem))
 		return;
 
 	alg = tfm->__crt_alg;
diff --git a/include/crypto/acompress.h b/include/crypto/acompress.h
index e328b52425a8..1ff78365607c 100644
--- a/include/crypto/acompress.h
+++ b/include/crypto/acompress.h
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ static inline struct crypto_acomp *crypto_acomp_reqtfm(struct acomp_req *req)
  * crypto_free_acomp() -- free ACOMPRESS tfm handle
  *
  * @tfm:	ACOMPRESS tfm handle allocated with crypto_alloc_acomp()
+ *
+ * If @tfm is a NULL or error pointer, this function does nothing.
  */
 static inline void crypto_free_acomp(struct crypto_acomp *tfm)
 {
diff --git a/include/crypto/aead.h b/include/crypto/aead.h
index 1e26f790b03f..c69c545ba39a 100644
--- a/include/crypto/aead.h
+++ b/include/crypto/aead.h
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ static inline struct crypto_tfm *crypto_aead_tfm(struct crypto_aead *tfm)
 /**
  * crypto_free_aead() - zeroize and free aead handle
  * @tfm: cipher handle to be freed
+ *
+ * If @tfm is a NULL or error pointer, this function does nothing.
  */
 static inline void crypto_free_aead(struct crypto_aead *tfm)
 {
diff --git a/include/crypto/akcipher.h b/include/crypto/akcipher.h
index b5e11de4d497..9817f2e5bff8 100644
--- a/include/crypto/akcipher.h
+++ b/include/crypto/akcipher.h
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ static inline struct crypto_akcipher *crypto_akcipher_reqtfm(
  * crypto_free_akcipher() - free AKCIPHER tfm handle
  *
  * @tfm: AKCIPHER tfm handle allocated with crypto_alloc_akcipher()
+ *
+ * If @tfm is a NULL or error pointer, this function does nothing.
  */
 static inline void crypto_free_akcipher(struct crypto_akcipher *tfm)
 {
diff --git a/include/crypto/hash.h b/include/crypto/hash.h
index 76e432cab75d..552517dcf9e4 100644
--- a/include/crypto/hash.h
+++ b/include/crypto/hash.h
@@ -257,6 +257,8 @@ static inline struct crypto_tfm *crypto_ahash_tfm(struct crypto_ahash *tfm)
 /**
  * crypto_free_ahash() - zeroize and free the ahash handle
  * @tfm: cipher handle to be freed
+ *
+ * If @tfm is a NULL or error pointer, this function does nothing.
  */
 static inline void crypto_free_ahash(struct crypto_ahash *tfm)
 {
@@ -692,6 +694,8 @@ static inline struct crypto_tfm *crypto_shash_tfm(struct crypto_shash *tfm)
 /**
  * crypto_free_shash() - zeroize and free the message digest handle
  * @tfm: cipher handle to be freed
+ *
+ * If @tfm is a NULL or error pointer, this function does nothing.
  */
 static inline void crypto_free_shash(struct crypto_shash *tfm)
 {
diff --git a/include/crypto/kpp.h b/include/crypto/kpp.h
index 1bde0a6514fa..1a34630fc371 100644
--- a/include/crypto/kpp.h
+++ b/include/crypto/kpp.h
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ static inline void crypto_kpp_set_flags(struct crypto_kpp *tfm, u32 flags)
  * crypto_free_kpp() - free KPP tfm handle
  *
  * @tfm: KPP tfm handle allocated with crypto_alloc_kpp()
+ *
+ * If @tfm is a NULL or error pointer, this function does nothing.
  */
 static inline void crypto_free_kpp(struct crypto_kpp *tfm)
 {
diff --git a/include/crypto/rng.h b/include/crypto/rng.h
index b95ede354a66..a788c1e5a121 100644
--- a/include/crypto/rng.h
+++ b/include/crypto/rng.h
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ static inline struct rng_alg *crypto_rng_alg(struct crypto_rng *tfm)
 /**
  * crypto_free_rng() - zeroize and free RNG handle
  * @tfm: cipher handle to be freed
+ *
+ * If @tfm is a NULL or error pointer, this function does nothing.
  */
 static inline void crypto_free_rng(struct crypto_rng *tfm)
 {
diff --git a/include/crypto/skcipher.h b/include/crypto/skcipher.h
index 2f327f090c3e..c7553f8b1bb6 100644
--- a/include/crypto/skcipher.h
+++ b/include/crypto/skcipher.h
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ static inline struct crypto_tfm *crypto_skcipher_tfm(
 /**
  * crypto_free_skcipher() - zeroize and free cipher handle
  * @tfm: cipher handle to be freed
+ *
+ * If @tfm is a NULL or error pointer, this function does nothing.
  */
 static inline void crypto_free_skcipher(struct crypto_skcipher *tfm)
 {