diff --git a/lib/libcrc32c.c b/lib/libcrc32c.c
index b3131f5cf8a2..6a08ce7d6adc 100644
--- a/lib/libcrc32c.c
+++ b/lib/libcrc32c.c
@@ -41,20 +41,18 @@ static struct crypto_shash *tfm;
 
 u32 crc32c(u32 crc, const void *address, unsigned int length)
 {
-	struct {
-		struct shash_desc shash;
-		char ctx[crypto_shash_descsize(tfm)];
-	} desc;
+	SHASH_DESC_ON_STACK(shash, tfm);
+	u32 *ctx = (u32 *)shash_desc_ctx(shash);
 	int err;
 
-	desc.shash.tfm = tfm;
-	desc.shash.flags = 0;
-	*(u32 *)desc.ctx = crc;
+	shash->tfm = tfm;
+	shash->flags = 0;
+	*ctx = crc;
 
-	err = crypto_shash_update(&desc.shash, address, length);
+	err = crypto_shash_update(shash, address, length);
 	BUG_ON(err);
 
-	return *(u32 *)desc.ctx;
+	return *ctx;
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(crc32c);