diff --git a/crypto/api.c b/crypto/api.c
index f55856b..0b583d2 100644
--- a/crypto/api.c
+++ b/crypto/api.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/crypto.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/kmod.h>
 #include <linux/rwsem.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include "internal.h"
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
 	module_put(alg->cra_module);
 }
 
-struct crypto_alg *crypto_alg_lookup(const char *name)
+static struct crypto_alg *crypto_alg_lookup(const char *name)
 {
 	struct crypto_alg *q, *alg = NULL;
 
@@ -54,6 +55,13 @@
 	return alg;
 }
 
+/* A far more intelligent version of this is planned.  For now, just
+ * try an exact match on the name of the algorithm. */
+static inline struct crypto_alg *crypto_alg_mod_lookup(const char *name)
+{
+	return try_then_request_module(crypto_alg_lookup(name), name);
+}
+
 static int crypto_init_flags(struct crypto_tfm *tfm, u32 flags)
 {
 	tfm->crt_flags = 0;