diff --git a/net/strongswan/files/swanctl.init b/net/strongswan/files/swanctl.init
index 692cc2bbe..58f168dcf 100644
--- a/net/strongswan/files/swanctl.init
+++ b/net/strongswan/files/swanctl.init
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ is_aead() {
 	case "$cipher" in
 	aes*gcm*|aes*ccm*|aes*gmac*)
 		return 0 ;;
+	chacha20poly1305)
+		return 0 ;;
 	esac
 
 	return 1