diff --git a/sys/crypto/aesni/aesni.c b/sys/crypto/aesni/aesni.c
index cd31287b08f..a69488971ca 100644
--- a/sys/crypto/aesni/aesni.c
+++ b/sys/crypto/aesni/aesni.c
@@ -305,8 +305,7 @@ aesni_probesession(device_t dev, const struct crypto_session_params *csp)
 			if (csp->csp_auth_mlen != 0 &&
 			    csp->csp_auth_mlen != GMAC_DIGEST_LEN)
 				return (EINVAL);
-			if (csp->csp_ivlen != AES_GCM_IV_LEN ||
-			    !sc->has_aes)
+			if (!sc->has_aes)
 				return (EINVAL);
 			break;
 		case CRYPTO_AES_CCM_16:
diff --git a/sys/crypto/armv8/armv8_crypto.c b/sys/crypto/armv8/armv8_crypto.c
index 95bb9612432..0811a1c0339 100644
--- a/sys/crypto/armv8/armv8_crypto.c
+++ b/sys/crypto/armv8/armv8_crypto.c
@@ -217,8 +217,6 @@ armv8_crypto_probesession(device_t dev,
 		case CRYPTO_AES_NIST_GCM_16:
 			if (!sc->has_pmul)
 				return (EINVAL);
-			if (csp->csp_ivlen != AES_GCM_IV_LEN)
-				return (EINVAL);
 			if (csp->csp_auth_mlen != 0 &&
 			    csp->csp_auth_mlen != GMAC_DIGEST_LEN)
 				return (EINVAL);
diff --git a/sys/crypto/ccp/ccp.c b/sys/crypto/ccp/ccp.c
index 51679942c38..4ceb028b593 100644
--- a/sys/crypto/ccp/ccp.c
+++ b/sys/crypto/ccp/ccp.c
@@ -378,11 +378,6 @@ ccp_probesession(device_t dev, const struct crypto_session_params *csp)
 	case CSP_MODE_AEAD:
 		switch (csp->csp_cipher_alg) {
 		case CRYPTO_AES_NIST_GCM_16:
-			if (csp->csp_ivlen != AES_GCM_IV_LEN)
-				return (EINVAL);
-			if (csp->csp_auth_mlen < 0 ||
-			    csp->csp_auth_mlen > AES_GMAC_HASH_LEN)
-				return (EINVAL);
 			if ((sc->hw_features & VERSION_CAP_AES) == 0)
 				return (EINVAL);
 			break;
diff --git a/sys/dev/cxgbe/crypto/t4_crypto.c b/sys/dev/cxgbe/crypto/t4_crypto.c
index fae77423aaa..5ad239d56df 100644
--- a/sys/dev/cxgbe/crypto/t4_crypto.c
+++ b/sys/dev/cxgbe/crypto/t4_crypto.c
@@ -2540,12 +2540,6 @@ ccr_probesession(device_t dev, const struct crypto_session_params *csp)
 	case CSP_MODE_AEAD:
 		switch (csp->csp_cipher_alg) {
 		case CRYPTO_AES_NIST_GCM_16:
-			if (csp->csp_ivlen != AES_GCM_IV_LEN)
-				return (EINVAL);
-			if (csp->csp_auth_mlen < 0 ||
-			    csp->csp_auth_mlen > AES_GMAC_HASH_LEN)
-				return (EINVAL);
-			break;
 		case CRYPTO_AES_CCM_16:
 			break;
 		default:
diff --git a/sys/dev/qat/qat.c b/sys/dev/qat/qat.c
index 49cb408fd70..68a3d2053f5 100644
--- a/sys/dev/qat/qat.c
+++ b/sys/dev/qat/qat.c
@@ -1911,8 +1911,6 @@ qat_probesession(device_t dev, const struct crypto_session_params *csp)
 	case CSP_MODE_AEAD:
 		switch (csp->csp_cipher_alg) {
 		case CRYPTO_AES_NIST_GCM_16:
-			if (csp->csp_ivlen != AES_GCM_IV_LEN)
-				return EINVAL;
 			break;
 		default:
 			return EINVAL;
diff --git a/sys/dev/safexcel/safexcel.c b/sys/dev/safexcel/safexcel.c
index dc43b7dfc02..5a0ddc804da 100644
--- a/sys/dev/safexcel/safexcel.c
+++ b/sys/dev/safexcel/safexcel.c
@@ -2304,9 +2304,6 @@ safexcel_probesession(device_t dev, const struct crypto_session_params *csp)
 	case CSP_MODE_AEAD:
 		switch (csp->csp_cipher_alg) {
 		case CRYPTO_AES_NIST_GCM_16:
-			if (csp->csp_ivlen != AES_GCM_IV_LEN)
-				return (EINVAL);
-			break;
 		case CRYPTO_AES_CCM_16:
 			break;
 		default:
diff --git a/sys/opencrypto/crypto.c b/sys/opencrypto/crypto.c
index cc0e5860c88..1fe8a137715 100644
--- a/sys/opencrypto/crypto.c
+++ b/sys/opencrypto/crypto.c
@@ -851,7 +851,10 @@ check_csp(const struct crypto_session_params *csp)
 				return (false);
 			break;
 		case CRYPTO_AES_NIST_GCM_16:
-			if (csp->csp_auth_mlen > 16)
+			if (csp->csp_auth_mlen > AES_GMAC_HASH_LEN)
+				return (false);
+
+			if (csp->csp_ivlen != AES_GCM_IV_LEN)
 				return (false);
 			break;
 		case CRYPTO_CHACHA20_POLY1305:
diff --git a/sys/opencrypto/cryptosoft.c b/sys/opencrypto/cryptosoft.c
index f8dfef5323d..5013cf14528 100644
--- a/sys/opencrypto/cryptosoft.c
+++ b/sys/opencrypto/cryptosoft.c
@@ -1308,9 +1308,6 @@ swcr_setup_gcm(struct swcr_session *ses,
 	struct swcr_auth *swa;
 	const struct auth_hash *axf;
 
-	if (csp->csp_ivlen != AES_GCM_IV_LEN)
-		return (EINVAL);
-
 	/* First, setup the auth side. */
 	swa = &ses->swcr_auth;
 	switch (csp->csp_cipher_klen * 8) {