diff --git a/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c
index 83250e32cc..45dd86a756 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c
@@ -662,10 +662,10 @@ get_session(struct aesni_mb_qp *qp, struct rte_crypto_op *op)
 					op->sym->session,
 					cryptodev_driver_id);
 	} else {
-		void *_sess = NULL;
+		void *_sess = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_create(qp->sess_mp);
 		void *_sess_private_data = NULL;
 
-		if (rte_mempool_get(qp->sess_mp, (void **)&_sess))
+		if (_sess == NULL)
 			return NULL;
 
 		if (rte_mempool_get(qp->sess_mp, (void **)&_sess_private_data))
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
index 90a91bd831..36122a43ce 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
@@ -762,10 +762,10 @@ get_session(struct openssl_qp *qp, struct rte_crypto_op *op)
 			return NULL;
 
 		/* provide internal session */
-		void *_sess = NULL;
+		void *_sess = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_create(qp->sess_mp);
 		void *_sess_private_data = NULL;
 
-		if (rte_mempool_get(qp->sess_mp, (void **)&_sess))
+		if (_sess == NULL)
 			return NULL;
 
 		if (rte_mempool_get(qp->sess_mp, (void **)&_sess_private_data))