dst_nents = sg_count(req->dst, req->cryptlen, &dst_chained);
 
        sgc = dma_map_sg_chained(jrdev, req->assoc, assoc_nents ? : 1,
-                                DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL, assoc_chained);
+                                DMA_TO_DEVICE, assoc_chained);
        if (likely(req->src == req->dst)) {
                sgc = dma_map_sg_chained(jrdev, req->src, src_nents ? : 1,
                                         DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL, src_chained);
                dst_nents = sg_count(req->dst, req->cryptlen, &dst_chained);
 
        sgc = dma_map_sg_chained(jrdev, req->assoc, assoc_nents ? : 1,
-                                DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL, assoc_chained);
+                                DMA_TO_DEVICE, assoc_chained);
        if (likely(req->src == req->dst)) {
                sgc = dma_map_sg_chained(jrdev, req->src, src_nents ? : 1,
                                         DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL, src_chained);