diff --git a/crypto/pcbc.c b/crypto/pcbc.c
index 8aa10144407c..1b182dfedc94 100644
--- a/crypto/pcbc.c
+++ b/crypto/pcbc.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static int crypto_pcbc_encrypt_segment(struct skcipher_request *req,
 	unsigned int nbytes = walk->nbytes;
 	u8 *src = walk->src.virt.addr;
 	u8 *dst = walk->dst.virt.addr;
-	u8 *iv = walk->iv;
+	u8 * const iv = walk->iv;
 
 	do {
 		crypto_xor(iv, src, bsize);
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static int crypto_pcbc_encrypt_inplace(struct skcipher_request *req,
 	int bsize = crypto_cipher_blocksize(tfm);
 	unsigned int nbytes = walk->nbytes;
 	u8 *src = walk->src.virt.addr;
-	u8 *iv = walk->iv;
+	u8 * const iv = walk->iv;
 	u8 tmpbuf[MAX_CIPHER_BLOCKSIZE];
 
 	do {
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ static int crypto_pcbc_encrypt_inplace(struct skcipher_request *req,
 		src += bsize;
 	} while ((nbytes -= bsize) >= bsize);
 
-	memcpy(walk->iv, iv, bsize);
-
 	return nbytes;
 }
 
@@ -121,7 +119,7 @@ static int crypto_pcbc_decrypt_segment(struct skcipher_request *req,
 	unsigned int nbytes = walk->nbytes;
 	u8 *src = walk->src.virt.addr;
 	u8 *dst = walk->dst.virt.addr;
-	u8 *iv = walk->iv;
+	u8 * const iv = walk->iv;
 
 	do {
 		crypto_cipher_decrypt_one(tfm, dst, src);
@@ -132,8 +130,6 @@ static int crypto_pcbc_decrypt_segment(struct skcipher_request *req,
 		dst += bsize;
 	} while ((nbytes -= bsize) >= bsize);
 
-	memcpy(walk->iv, iv, bsize);
-
 	return nbytes;
 }
 
@@ -144,7 +140,7 @@ static int crypto_pcbc_decrypt_inplace(struct skcipher_request *req,
 	int bsize = crypto_cipher_blocksize(tfm);
 	unsigned int nbytes = walk->nbytes;
 	u8 *src = walk->src.virt.addr;
-	u8 *iv = walk->iv;
+	u8 * const iv = walk->iv;
 	u8 tmpbuf[MAX_CIPHER_BLOCKSIZE] __aligned(__alignof__(u32));
 
 	do {
@@ -156,8 +152,6 @@ static int crypto_pcbc_decrypt_inplace(struct skcipher_request *req,
 		src += bsize;
 	} while ((nbytes -= bsize) >= bsize);
 
-	memcpy(walk->iv, iv, bsize);
-
 	return nbytes;
 }