diff --git a/crypto/api.c b/crypto/api.c
index efe77df..38a2bc0 100644
--- a/crypto/api.c
+++ b/crypto/api.c
@@ -215,8 +215,19 @@
 	mask &= ~(CRYPTO_ALG_LARVAL | CRYPTO_ALG_DEAD);
 	type &= mask;
 
-	alg = try_then_request_module(crypto_alg_lookup(name, type, mask),
-				      name);
+	alg = crypto_alg_lookup(name, type, mask);
+	if (!alg) {
+		char tmp[CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME];
+
+		request_module(name);
+
+		if (!((type ^ CRYPTO_ALG_NEED_FALLBACK) & mask) &&
+		    snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "%s-all", name) < sizeof(tmp))
+			request_module(tmp);
+
+		alg = crypto_alg_lookup(name, type, mask);
+	}
+
 	if (alg)
 		return crypto_is_larval(alg) ? crypto_larval_wait(alg) : alg;