diff --git a/arch/arm/crypto/Kconfig b/arch/arm/crypto/Kconfig
index 3858c4d4cb98..7b2b7d043d9b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/crypto/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/crypto/Kconfig
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ config CRYPTO_GHASH_ARM_CE
 	depends on KERNEL_MODE_NEON
 	select CRYPTO_HASH
 	select CRYPTO_CRYPTD
-	select CRYPTO_GF128MUL
+	select CRYPTO_LIB_GF128MUL
 	help
 	  GCM GHASH function (NIST SP800-38D)
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/crypto/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/crypto/Kconfig
index 6793d5bc3ee5..6d06b448a66e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/crypto/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/crypto/Kconfig
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ config CRYPTO_GHASH_ARM64_CE
 	tristate "Hash functions: GHASH (ARMv8 Crypto Extensions)"
 	depends on KERNEL_MODE_NEON
 	select CRYPTO_HASH
-	select CRYPTO_GF128MUL
 	select CRYPTO_LIB_AES
+	select CRYPTO_LIB_GF128MUL
 	select CRYPTO_AEAD
 	help
 	  GCM GHASH function (NIST SP800-38D)
diff --git a/crypto/Kconfig b/crypto/Kconfig
index d779667671b2..9c86f7045157 100644
--- a/crypto/Kconfig
+++ b/crypto/Kconfig
@@ -175,9 +175,6 @@ config CRYPTO_MANAGER_EXTRA_TESTS
 	  This is intended for developer use only, as these tests take much
 	  longer to run than the normal self tests.
 
-config CRYPTO_GF128MUL
-	tristate
-
 config CRYPTO_NULL
 	tristate "Null algorithms"
 	select CRYPTO_NULL2
@@ -714,9 +711,9 @@ config CRYPTO_KEYWRAP
 
 config CRYPTO_LRW
 	tristate "LRW (Liskov Rivest Wagner)"
+	select CRYPTO_LIB_GF128MUL
 	select CRYPTO_SKCIPHER
 	select CRYPTO_MANAGER
-	select CRYPTO_GF128MUL
 	select CRYPTO_ECB
 	help
 	  LRW (Liskov Rivest Wagner) mode
@@ -926,8 +923,8 @@ config CRYPTO_CMAC
 
 config CRYPTO_GHASH
 	tristate "GHASH"
-	select CRYPTO_GF128MUL
 	select CRYPTO_HASH
+	select CRYPTO_LIB_GF128MUL
 	help
 	  GCM GHASH function (NIST SP800-38D)
 
@@ -967,8 +964,8 @@ config CRYPTO_MICHAEL_MIC
 
 config CRYPTO_POLYVAL
 	tristate
-	select CRYPTO_GF128MUL
 	select CRYPTO_HASH
+	select CRYPTO_LIB_GF128MUL
 	help
 	  POLYVAL hash function for HCTR2
 
diff --git a/crypto/Makefile b/crypto/Makefile
index 303b21c43df0..d0126c915834 100644
--- a/crypto/Makefile
+++ b/crypto/Makefile
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_WP512) += wp512.o
 CFLAGS_wp512.o := $(call cc-option,-fno-schedule-insns)  # https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=79149
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_BLAKE2B) += blake2b_generic.o
 CFLAGS_blake2b_generic.o := -Wframe-larger-than=4096 #  https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=105930
-obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_GF128MUL) += gf128mul.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_ECB) += ecb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_CBC) += cbc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_CFB) += cfb.o
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/chelsio/Kconfig b/drivers/crypto/chelsio/Kconfig
index f886401af13e..5dd3f6a4781a 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/chelsio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/crypto/chelsio/Kconfig
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ config CRYPTO_DEV_CHELSIO
 	tristate "Chelsio Crypto Co-processor Driver"
 	depends on CHELSIO_T4
 	select CRYPTO_LIB_AES
+	select CRYPTO_LIB_GF128MUL
 	select CRYPTO_SHA1
 	select CRYPTO_SHA256
 	select CRYPTO_SHA512
 	select CRYPTO_AUTHENC
-	select CRYPTO_GF128MUL
 	help
 	  The Chelsio Crypto Co-processor driver for T6 adapters.
 
diff --git a/lib/crypto/Kconfig b/lib/crypto/Kconfig
index 7e9683e9f5c6..6767d86959de 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/crypto/Kconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ config CRYPTO_LIB_AES
 config CRYPTO_LIB_ARC4
 	tristate
 
+config CRYPTO_LIB_GF128MUL
+	tristate
+
 config CRYPTO_ARCH_HAVE_LIB_BLAKE2S
 	bool
 	help
diff --git a/lib/crypto/Makefile b/lib/crypto/Makefile
index c852f067ab06..7000eeb72286 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/Makefile
+++ b/lib/crypto/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ libaes-y					:= aes.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_LIB_ARC4)			+= libarc4.o
 libarc4-y					:= arc4.o
 
+obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_LIB_GF128MUL)		+= gf128mul.o
+
 # blake2s is used by the /dev/random driver which is always builtin
 obj-y						+= libblake2s.o
 libblake2s-y					:= blake2s.o
diff --git a/crypto/gf128mul.c b/lib/crypto/gf128mul.c
similarity index 100%
rename from crypto/gf128mul.c
rename to lib/crypto/gf128mul.c