diff --git a/drivers/crypto/starfive/jh7110-hash.c b/drivers/crypto/starfive/jh7110-hash.c
index 2c60a1047bc3..c0b09ca1cc2e 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/starfive/jh7110-hash.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/starfive/jh7110-hash.c
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ static int starfive_hash_digest(struct ahash_request *req)
 	struct starfive_cryp_ctx *ctx = crypto_ahash_ctx(tfm);
 	struct starfive_cryp_request_ctx *rctx = ahash_request_ctx(req);
 	struct starfive_cryp_dev *cryp = ctx->cryp;
+	int sg_len;
 
 	memset(rctx, 0, sizeof(struct starfive_cryp_request_ctx));
 
@@ -334,7 +335,10 @@ static int starfive_hash_digest(struct ahash_request *req)
 	rctx->in_sg = req->src;
 	rctx->blksize = crypto_tfm_alg_blocksize(crypto_ahash_tfm(tfm));
 	rctx->digsize = crypto_ahash_digestsize(tfm);
-	rctx->in_sg_len = sg_nents_for_len(rctx->in_sg, rctx->total);
+	sg_len = sg_nents_for_len(rctx->in_sg, rctx->total);
+	if (sg_len < 0)
+		return sg_len;
+	rctx->in_sg_len = sg_len;
 	ctx->rctx = rctx;
 
 	return crypto_transfer_hash_request_to_engine(cryp->engine, req);