diff --git a/drivers/crypto/tegra/tegra-se-aes.c b/drivers/crypto/tegra/tegra-se-aes.c
index 13d76de2bc81..c3afa8344e4a 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/tegra/tegra-se-aes.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/tegra/tegra-se-aes.c
@@ -1547,9 +1547,8 @@ static int tegra_cmac_do_update(struct ahash_request *req)
 	rctx->residue.size = nresidue;
 
 	/*
-	 * If this is not the first 'update' call, paste the previous copied
+	 * If this is not the first task, paste the previous copied
 	 * intermediate results to the registers so that it gets picked up.
-	 * This is to support the import/export functionality.
 	 */
 	if (!(rctx->task & SHA_FIRST))
 		tegra_cmac_paste_result(ctx->se, rctx);
@@ -1557,13 +1556,7 @@ static int tegra_cmac_do_update(struct ahash_request *req)
 	cmdlen = tegra_cmac_prep_cmd(ctx, rctx);
 	ret = tegra_se_host1x_submit(se, se->cmdbuf, cmdlen);
 
-	/*
-	 * If this is not the final update, copy the intermediate results
-	 * from the registers so that it can be used in the next 'update'
-	 * call. This is to support the import/export functionality.
-	 */
-	if (!(rctx->task & SHA_FINAL))
-		tegra_cmac_copy_result(ctx->se, rctx);
+	tegra_cmac_copy_result(ctx->se, rctx);
 
 	dma_free_coherent(ctx->se->dev, rctx->datbuf.size,
 			  rctx->datbuf.buf, rctx->datbuf.addr);
@@ -1600,6 +1593,13 @@ static int tegra_cmac_do_final(struct ahash_request *req)
 	rctx->total_len += rctx->residue.size;
 	rctx->config = tegra234_aes_cfg(SE_ALG_CMAC, 0);
 
+	/*
+	 * If this is not the first task, paste the previous copied
+	 * intermediate results to the registers so that it gets picked up.
+	 */
+	if (!(rctx->task & SHA_FIRST))
+		tegra_cmac_paste_result(ctx->se, rctx);
+
 	/* Prepare command and submit */
 	cmdlen = tegra_cmac_prep_cmd(ctx, rctx);
 	ret = tegra_se_host1x_submit(se, se->cmdbuf, cmdlen);