diff --git a/crypto/drbg.c b/crypto/drbg.c
index a4b5d6dbe99d310d2624e2043364a107e1d1f56f..3019a26c50219fd8c1c42c16009a6878499cb64f 100644
--- a/crypto/drbg.c
+++ b/crypto/drbg.c
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ static int drbg_instantiate(struct drbg_state *drbg, struct drbg_string *pers,
 		if (IS_ERR(drbg->jent)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(drbg->jent);
 			drbg->jent = NULL;
-			if (fips_enabled || ret != -ENOENT)
+			if (fips_enabled)
 				goto free_everything;
 			pr_info("DRBG: Continuing without Jitter RNG\n");
 		}