diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.c
index 0dd83ee2ee..ff3d1ec484 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.c
@@ -394,9 +394,9 @@ qat_sym_build_request(void *in_op, uint8_t *out_msg,
 
 		}
 		min_ofs = auth_ofs;
-
-		if (ctx->qat_hash_alg != ICP_QAT_HW_AUTH_ALGO_NULL ||
-				ctx->auth_op == ICP_QAT_HW_AUTH_VERIFY)
+		if (ctx->qat_hash_alg == ICP_QAT_HW_AUTH_ALGO_NULL)
+			auth_param->auth_res_addr = cookie->digest_null_phys_addr;
+		else
 			auth_param->auth_res_addr =
 					op->sym->auth.digest.phys_addr;
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.h b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.h
index e3ec7f0de4..91a4c38c37 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ struct qat_sym_op_cookie {
 			phys_addr_t cd_phys_addr;
 		} spc_gmac;
 	} opt;
+	uint8_t digest_null[4];
+	phys_addr_t digest_null_phys_addr;
 };
 
 int
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_pmd.c
index b835245f17..8069989ce8 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_pmd.c
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ qat_sym_init_op_cookie(void *op_cookie)
 			rte_mempool_virt2iova(cookie) +
 			offsetof(struct qat_sym_op_cookie,
 			opt.spc_gmac.cd_cipher);
+
+	cookie->digest_null_phys_addr =
+			rte_mempool_virt2iova(cookie) +
+			offsetof(struct qat_sym_op_cookie,
+			digest_null);
 }
 
 static uint16_t