diff --git a/drivers/crypto/omap-sham.c b/drivers/crypto/omap-sham.c
index aba5db3c0588..d7c0c982ba43 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/omap-sham.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/omap-sham.c
@@ -453,6 +453,9 @@ static void omap_sham_write_ctrl_omap4(struct omap_sham_dev *dd, size_t length,
 	struct omap_sham_reqctx *ctx = ahash_request_ctx(dd->req);
 	u32 val, mask;
 
+	if (likely(ctx->digcnt))
+		omap_sham_write(dd, SHA_REG_DIGCNT(dd), ctx->digcnt);
+
 	/*
 	 * Setting ALGO_CONST only for the first iteration and
 	 * CLOSE_HASH only for the last one. Note that flags mode bits