diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccree/cc_driver.c b/drivers/crypto/ccree/cc_driver.c
index 790fa9058a36..7d1bee86d581 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ccree/cc_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ccree/cc_driver.c
@@ -529,24 +529,26 @@ static int init_cc_resources(struct platform_device *plat_dev)
 		goto post_req_mgr_err;
 	}
 
+	/* hash must be allocated first due to use of send_request_init()
+	 * and dependency of AEAD on it
+	 */
+	rc = cc_hash_alloc(new_drvdata);
+	if (rc) {
+		dev_err(dev, "cc_hash_alloc failed\n");
+		goto post_buf_mgr_err;
+	}
+
 	/* Allocate crypto algs */
 	rc = cc_cipher_alloc(new_drvdata);
 	if (rc) {
 		dev_err(dev, "cc_cipher_alloc failed\n");
-		goto post_buf_mgr_err;
-	}
-
-	/* hash must be allocated before aead since hash exports APIs */
-	rc = cc_hash_alloc(new_drvdata);
-	if (rc) {
-		dev_err(dev, "cc_hash_alloc failed\n");
-		goto post_cipher_err;
+		goto post_hash_err;
 	}
 
 	rc = cc_aead_alloc(new_drvdata);
 	if (rc) {
 		dev_err(dev, "cc_aead_alloc failed\n");
-		goto post_hash_err;
+		goto post_cipher_err;
 	}
 
 	/* If we got here and FIPS mode is enabled
@@ -558,10 +560,10 @@ static int init_cc_resources(struct platform_device *plat_dev)
 	pm_runtime_put(dev);
 	return 0;
 
-post_hash_err:
-	cc_hash_free(new_drvdata);
 post_cipher_err:
 	cc_cipher_free(new_drvdata);
+post_hash_err:
+	cc_hash_free(new_drvdata);
 post_buf_mgr_err:
 	 cc_buffer_mgr_fini(new_drvdata);
 post_req_mgr_err:
@@ -593,8 +595,8 @@ static void cleanup_cc_resources(struct platform_device *plat_dev)
 		(struct cc_drvdata *)platform_get_drvdata(plat_dev);
 
 	cc_aead_free(drvdata);
-	cc_hash_free(drvdata);
 	cc_cipher_free(drvdata);
+	cc_hash_free(drvdata);
 	cc_buffer_mgr_fini(drvdata);
 	cc_req_mgr_fini(drvdata);
 	cc_fips_fini(drvdata);