diff --git a/crypto/sha256_generic.c b/crypto/sha256_generic.c
index c3ed4ec924e1005dbefac4d93dc3f9eae3f54f5b..5433667795249ca298059a136998b9c2624f2c97 100644
--- a/crypto/sha256_generic.c
+++ b/crypto/sha256_generic.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ static int sha256_init(struct shash_desc *desc)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int sha256_update(struct shash_desc *desc, const u8 *data,
+int crypto_sha256_update(struct shash_desc *desc, const u8 *data,
 			  unsigned int len)
 {
 	struct sha256_state *sctx = shash_desc_ctx(desc);
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ static int sha256_update(struct shash_desc *desc, const u8 *data,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(crypto_sha256_update);
 
 static int sha256_final(struct shash_desc *desc, u8 *out)
 {
@@ -293,10 +294,10 @@ static int sha256_final(struct shash_desc *desc, u8 *out)
 	/* Pad out to 56 mod 64. */
 	index = sctx->count & 0x3f;
 	pad_len = (index < 56) ? (56 - index) : ((64+56) - index);
-	sha256_update(desc, padding, pad_len);
+	crypto_sha256_update(desc, padding, pad_len);
 
 	/* Append length (before padding) */
-	sha256_update(desc, (const u8 *)&bits, sizeof(bits));
+	crypto_sha256_update(desc, (const u8 *)&bits, sizeof(bits));
 
 	/* Store state in digest */
 	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
@@ -339,7 +340,7 @@ static int sha256_import(struct shash_desc *desc, const void *in)
 static struct shash_alg sha256_algs[2] = { {
 	.digestsize	=	SHA256_DIGEST_SIZE,
 	.init		=	sha256_init,
-	.update		=	sha256_update,
+	.update		=	crypto_sha256_update,
 	.final		=	sha256_final,
 	.export		=	sha256_export,
 	.import		=	sha256_import,
@@ -355,7 +356,7 @@ static struct shash_alg sha256_algs[2] = { {
 }, {
 	.digestsize	=	SHA224_DIGEST_SIZE,
 	.init		=	sha224_init,
-	.update		=	sha256_update,
+	.update		=	crypto_sha256_update,
 	.final		=	sha224_final,
 	.descsize	=	sizeof(struct sha256_state),
 	.base		=	{
diff --git a/include/crypto/sha.h b/include/crypto/sha.h
index c6c9c1fe460c20e1d11e923c500a872f225d3c29..f46ff61e37804f67ee5b3379693088770ba9a2db 100644
--- a/include/crypto/sha.h
+++ b/include/crypto/sha.h
@@ -87,4 +87,6 @@ struct shash_desc;
 extern int crypto_sha1_update(struct shash_desc *desc, const u8 *data,
 			      unsigned int len);
 
+extern int crypto_sha256_update(struct shash_desc *desc, const u8 *data,
+			      unsigned int len);
 #endif