diff --git a/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha.c b/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha.c
index 20de861aa0ea..006b2aefba30 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha.c
@@ -939,6 +939,7 @@ static int atmel_sha_final(struct ahash_request *req)
 		if (err)
 			goto err1;
 
+		dd->req = req;
 		dd->flags |= SHA_FLAGS_BUSY;
 		err = atmel_sha_final_req(dd);
 	} else {