diff --git a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/pkcs7_parser.c b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/pkcs7_parser.c
index 0f134162cef4..f0d56e1a8b7e 100644
--- a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/pkcs7_parser.c
+++ b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/pkcs7_parser.c
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ int pkcs7_sig_note_pkey_algo(void *context, size_t hdrlen,
 	switch (ctx->last_oid) {
 	case OID_rsaEncryption:
 		ctx->sinfo->sig->pkey_algo = "rsa";
+		ctx->sinfo->sig->encoding = "pkcs1";
 		break;
 	default:
 		printk("Unsupported pkey algo: %u\n", ctx->last_oid);
diff --git a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/x509_cert_parser.c b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/x509_cert_parser.c
index b6cabac4b62b..991f4d735a4e 100644
--- a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/x509_cert_parser.c
+++ b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/x509_cert_parser.c
@@ -199,35 +199,32 @@ int x509_note_pkey_algo(void *context, size_t hdrlen,
 
 	case OID_md4WithRSAEncryption:
 		ctx->cert->sig->hash_algo = "md4";
-		ctx->cert->sig->pkey_algo = "rsa";
-		break;
+		goto rsa_pkcs1;
 
 	case OID_sha1WithRSAEncryption:
 		ctx->cert->sig->hash_algo = "sha1";
-		ctx->cert->sig->pkey_algo = "rsa";
-		break;
+		goto rsa_pkcs1;
 
 	case OID_sha256WithRSAEncryption:
 		ctx->cert->sig->hash_algo = "sha256";
-		ctx->cert->sig->pkey_algo = "rsa";
-		break;
+		goto rsa_pkcs1;
 
 	case OID_sha384WithRSAEncryption:
 		ctx->cert->sig->hash_algo = "sha384";
-		ctx->cert->sig->pkey_algo = "rsa";
-		break;
+		goto rsa_pkcs1;
 
 	case OID_sha512WithRSAEncryption:
 		ctx->cert->sig->hash_algo = "sha512";
-		ctx->cert->sig->pkey_algo = "rsa";
-		break;
+		goto rsa_pkcs1;
 
 	case OID_sha224WithRSAEncryption:
 		ctx->cert->sig->hash_algo = "sha224";
-		ctx->cert->sig->pkey_algo = "rsa";
-		break;
+		goto rsa_pkcs1;
 	}
 
+rsa_pkcs1:
+	ctx->cert->sig->pkey_algo = "rsa";
+	ctx->cert->sig->encoding = "pkcs1";
 	ctx->algo_oid = ctx->last_oid;
 	return 0;
 }