diff --git a/include/crypto/skcipher.h b/include/crypto/skcipher.h
index 2f07b4fce3e0..f7a03a17bc1d 100644
--- a/include/crypto/skcipher.h
+++ b/include/crypto/skcipher.h
@@ -445,6 +445,13 @@ static inline void skcipher_request_free(struct skcipher_request *req)
 	kzfree(req);
 }
 
+static inline void skcipher_request_zero(struct skcipher_request *req)
+{
+	struct crypto_skcipher *tfm = crypto_skcipher_reqtfm(req);
+
+	memzero_explicit(req, sizeof(*req) + crypto_skcipher_reqsize(tfm));
+}
+
 /**
  * skcipher_request_set_callback() - set asynchronous callback function
  * @req: request handle