diff --git a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/public_key.c b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/public_key.c
index de996586762a..e929fe1e4106 100644
--- a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/public_key.c
+++ b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/public_key.c
@@ -79,9 +79,11 @@ int public_key_verify_signature(const struct public_key *pkey,
 
 	BUG_ON(!pkey);
 	BUG_ON(!sig);
-	BUG_ON(!sig->digest);
 	BUG_ON(!sig->s);
 
+	if (!sig->digest)
+		return -ENOPKG;
+
 	alg_name = sig->pkey_algo;
 	if (strcmp(sig->pkey_algo, "rsa") == 0) {
 		/* The data wangled by the RSA algorithm is typically padded