if (req->cryptlen <= CHACHA_BLOCK_SIZE || !may_use_simd())
                return crypto_chacha_crypt(req);
 
-       err = skcipher_walk_virt(&walk, req, true);
+       err = skcipher_walk_virt(&walk, req, false);
 
        crypto_chacha_init(state, ctx, walk.iv);
 
-       kernel_neon_begin();
        while (walk.nbytes > 0) {
                unsigned int nbytes = walk.nbytes;
 
                if (nbytes < walk.total)
                        nbytes = round_down(nbytes, walk.stride);
 
+               kernel_neon_begin();
                chacha20_doneon(state, walk.dst.virt.addr, walk.src.virt.addr,
                                nbytes);
+               kernel_neon_end();
                err = skcipher_walk_done(&walk, walk.nbytes - nbytes);
        }
-       kernel_neon_end();
 
        return err;
 }