diff --git a/crypto/cryptd.c b/crypto/cryptd.c
index 2eb7058..3533582 100644
--- a/crypto/cryptd.c
+++ b/crypto/cryptd.c
@@ -682,6 +682,41 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cryptd_free_ablkcipher);
 
+struct cryptd_ahash *cryptd_alloc_ahash(const char *alg_name,
+					u32 type, u32 mask)
+{
+	char cryptd_alg_name[CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME];
+	struct crypto_ahash *tfm;
+
+	if (snprintf(cryptd_alg_name, CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME,
+		     "cryptd(%s)", alg_name) >= CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	tfm = crypto_alloc_ahash(cryptd_alg_name, type, mask);
+	if (IS_ERR(tfm))
+		return ERR_CAST(tfm);
+	if (tfm->base.__crt_alg->cra_module != THIS_MODULE) {
+		crypto_free_ahash(tfm);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	}
+
+	return __cryptd_ahash_cast(tfm);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cryptd_alloc_ahash);
+
+struct crypto_shash *cryptd_ahash_child(struct cryptd_ahash *tfm)
+{
+	struct cryptd_hash_ctx *ctx = crypto_ahash_ctx(&tfm->base);
+
+	return ctx->child;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cryptd_ahash_child);
+
+void cryptd_free_ahash(struct cryptd_ahash *tfm)
+{
+	crypto_free_ahash(&tfm->base);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cryptd_free_ahash);
+
 static int __init cryptd_init(void)
 {
 	int err;