diff --git a/module/bdev/crypto/vbdev_crypto.c b/module/bdev/crypto/vbdev_crypto.c
index 06f3ac3c70..7b333a0ea8 100644
--- a/module/bdev/crypto/vbdev_crypto.c
+++ b/module/bdev/crypto/vbdev_crypto.c
@@ -260,6 +260,12 @@ create_vbdev_dev(uint8_t index, uint16_t num_lcores)
 	cdrv_id = device->cdev_info.driver_id;
 	cdev_id = device->cdev_id = index;
 
+	/* QAT_ASYM devices are not supported at this time. */
+	if (strcmp(device->cdev_info.driver_name, QAT_ASYM) == 0) {
+		free(device);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	/* Before going any further, make sure we have enough resources for this
 	 * device type to function.  We need a unique queue pair per core accross each
 	 * device type to remain lockless....
diff --git a/module/bdev/crypto/vbdev_crypto.h b/module/bdev/crypto/vbdev_crypto.h
index 98ca50d81e..d079d13abf 100644
--- a/module/bdev/crypto/vbdev_crypto.h
+++ b/module/bdev/crypto/vbdev_crypto.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 
 #define AESNI_MB "crypto_aesni_mb"
 #define QAT "crypto_qat"
+#define QAT_ASYM "crypto_qat_asym"
 
 /* Supported ciphers */
 #define AES_CBC "AES_CBC" /* QAT and AESNI_MB */