diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccree/cc_aead.c b/drivers/crypto/ccree/cc_aead.c
index d3e8faa03f15..3d7c8d9e54b9 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ccree/cc_aead.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ccree/cc_aead.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static void cc_aead_complete(struct device *dev, void *cc_req, int err)
 			 * revealed the decrypted message --> zero its memory.
 			 */
 			sg_zero_buffer(areq->dst, sg_nents(areq->dst),
-				       areq->cryptlen, 0);
+				       areq->cryptlen, areq->assoclen);
 			err = -EBADMSG;
 		}
 	/*ENCRYPT*/