diff --git a/crypto/zstd.c b/crypto/zstd.c
--- a/crypto/zstd.c
+++ b/crypto/zstd.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ static int zstd_compress_one(struct acomp_req *req, struct zstd_ctx *ctx,
 
 static int zstd_compress(struct acomp_req *req)
 {
+	bool stream_initialized = false;
 	struct crypto_acomp_stream *s;
 	unsigned int pos, scur, dcur;
 	unsigned int total_out = 0;
@@ -115,12 +116,6 @@ static int zstd_compress(struct acomp_req *req)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
-	ctx->cctx = zstd_init_cstream(&ctx->params, 0, ctx->wksp, ctx->wksp_size);
-	if (!ctx->cctx) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	do {
 		dcur = acomp_walk_next_dst(&walk);
 		if (!dcur) {
@@ -142,6 +137,19 @@ static int zstd_compress(struct acomp_req *req)
 				goto out;
 			}
 
+			if (!stream_initialized) {
+				ctx->cctx = zstd_init_cstream(&ctx->params, 0,
+							      ctx->wksp, ctx->wksp_size);
+				if (!ctx->cctx) {
+					/* Release in the reverse of the map order. */
+					acomp_walk_done_src(&walk, 0);
+					acomp_walk_done_dst(&walk, 0);
+					ret = -EINVAL;
+					goto out;
+				}
+				stream_initialized = true;
+			}
+
 			if (scur) {
 				inbuf.pos = 0;
 				inbuf.src = walk.src.virt.addr;