diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/main.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/main.c
index edeea9c1be..8f8e580e4d 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/main.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/main.c
@@ -203,10 +203,13 @@ cperf_initialize_cryptodev(struct cperf_options *opts, uint8_t *enabled_cdevs)
 		struct rte_cryptodev_config conf = {
 			.nb_queue_pairs = opts->nb_qps,
 			.socket_id = socket_id,
-			.ff_disable = RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_SECURITY |
-				      RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_ASYMMETRIC_CRYPTO,
+			.ff_disable = RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_ASYMMETRIC_CRYPTO,
 		};
 
+		if (opts->op_type != CPERF_PDCP &&
+				opts->op_type != CPERF_DOCSIS)
+			conf.ff_disable |= RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_SECURITY;
+
 		struct rte_cryptodev_qp_conf qp_conf = {
 			.nb_descriptors = opts->nb_descriptors
 		};