diff --git a/certs/system_keyring.c b/certs/system_keyring.c
index 1eba08a1af82..798291177186 100644
--- a/certs/system_keyring.c
+++ b/certs/system_keyring.c
@@ -190,33 +190,27 @@ late_initcall(load_system_certificate_list);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSTEM_DATA_VERIFICATION
 
 /**
- * verify_pkcs7_signature - Verify a PKCS#7-based signature on system data.
+ * verify_pkcs7_message_sig - Verify a PKCS#7-based signature on system data.
  * @data: The data to be verified (NULL if expecting internal data).
  * @len: Size of @data.
- * @raw_pkcs7: The PKCS#7 message that is the signature.
- * @pkcs7_len: The size of @raw_pkcs7.
+ * @pkcs7: The PKCS#7 message that is the signature.
  * @trusted_keys: Trusted keys to use (NULL for builtin trusted keys only,
  *					(void *)1UL for all trusted keys).
  * @usage: The use to which the key is being put.
  * @view_content: Callback to gain access to content.
  * @ctx: Context for callback.
  */
-int verify_pkcs7_signature(const void *data, size_t len,
-			   const void *raw_pkcs7, size_t pkcs7_len,
-			   struct key *trusted_keys,
-			   enum key_being_used_for usage,
-			   int (*view_content)(void *ctx,
-					       const void *data, size_t len,
-					       size_t asn1hdrlen),
-			   void *ctx)
+int verify_pkcs7_message_sig(const void *data, size_t len,
+			     struct pkcs7_message *pkcs7,
+			     struct key *trusted_keys,
+			     enum key_being_used_for usage,
+			     int (*view_content)(void *ctx,
+						 const void *data, size_t len,
+						 size_t asn1hdrlen),
+			     void *ctx)
 {
-	struct pkcs7_message *pkcs7;
 	int ret;
 
-	pkcs7 = pkcs7_parse_message(raw_pkcs7, pkcs7_len);
-	if (IS_ERR(pkcs7))
-		return PTR_ERR(pkcs7);
-
 	/* The data should be detached - so we need to supply it. */
 	if (data && pkcs7_supply_detached_data(pkcs7, data, len) < 0) {
 		pr_err("PKCS#7 signature with non-detached data\n");
@@ -269,6 +263,41 @@ int verify_pkcs7_signature(const void *data, size_t len,
 	}
 
 error:
+	pr_devel("<==%s() = %d\n", __func__, ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * verify_pkcs7_signature - Verify a PKCS#7-based signature on system data.
+ * @data: The data to be verified (NULL if expecting internal data).
+ * @len: Size of @data.
+ * @raw_pkcs7: The PKCS#7 message that is the signature.
+ * @pkcs7_len: The size of @raw_pkcs7.
+ * @trusted_keys: Trusted keys to use (NULL for builtin trusted keys only,
+ *					(void *)1UL for all trusted keys).
+ * @usage: The use to which the key is being put.
+ * @view_content: Callback to gain access to content.
+ * @ctx: Context for callback.
+ */
+int verify_pkcs7_signature(const void *data, size_t len,
+			   const void *raw_pkcs7, size_t pkcs7_len,
+			   struct key *trusted_keys,
+			   enum key_being_used_for usage,
+			   int (*view_content)(void *ctx,
+					       const void *data, size_t len,
+					       size_t asn1hdrlen),
+			   void *ctx)
+{
+	struct pkcs7_message *pkcs7;
+	int ret;
+
+	pkcs7 = pkcs7_parse_message(raw_pkcs7, pkcs7_len);
+	if (IS_ERR(pkcs7))
+		return PTR_ERR(pkcs7);
+
+	ret = verify_pkcs7_message_sig(data, len, pkcs7, trusted_keys, usage,
+				       view_content, ctx);
+
 	pkcs7_free_message(pkcs7);
 	pr_devel("<==%s() = %d\n", __func__, ret);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/include/linux/verification.h b/include/linux/verification.h
index 32d990d163c4..911ab7c2b1ab 100644
--- a/include/linux/verification.h
+++ b/include/linux/verification.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ extern const char *const key_being_used_for[NR__KEY_BEING_USED_FOR];
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSTEM_DATA_VERIFICATION
 
 struct key;
+struct pkcs7_message;
 
 extern int verify_pkcs7_signature(const void *data, size_t len,
 				  const void *raw_pkcs7, size_t pkcs7_len,
@@ -41,6 +42,15 @@ extern int verify_pkcs7_signature(const void *data, size_t len,
 						      const void *data, size_t len,
 						      size_t asn1hdrlen),
 				  void *ctx);
+extern int verify_pkcs7_message_sig(const void *data, size_t len,
+				    struct pkcs7_message *pkcs7,
+				    struct key *trusted_keys,
+				    enum key_being_used_for usage,
+				    int (*view_content)(void *ctx,
+							const void *data,
+							size_t len,
+							size_t asn1hdrlen),
+				    void *ctx);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SIGNED_PE_FILE_VERIFICATION
 extern int verify_pefile_signature(const void *pebuf, unsigned pelen,