diff --git a/crypto/drbg.c b/crypto/drbg.c
index f72f340a1321..6329c70e5bbb 100644
--- a/crypto/drbg.c
+++ b/crypto/drbg.c
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ static inline int __drbg_seed(struct drbg_state *drbg, struct list_head *seed,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	drbg->seeded = true;
+	drbg->seeded = DRBG_SEED_STATE_FULL;
 	/* 10.1.1.2 / 10.1.1.3 step 5 */
 	drbg->reseed_ctr = 1;
 
@@ -1088,14 +1088,14 @@ static void drbg_async_seed(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (ret)
 		goto unlock;
 
-	/* Set seeded to false so that if __drbg_seed fails the
-	 * next generate call will trigger a reseed.
+	/* Reset ->seeded so that if __drbg_seed fails the next
+	 * generate call will trigger a reseed.
 	 */
-	drbg->seeded = false;
+	drbg->seeded = DRBG_SEED_STATE_UNSEEDED;
 
 	__drbg_seed(drbg, &seedlist, true);
 
-	if (drbg->seeded)
+	if (drbg->seeded == DRBG_SEED_STATE_FULL)
 		drbg->reseed_threshold = drbg_max_requests(drbg);
 
 unlock:
@@ -1386,13 +1386,14 @@ static int drbg_generate(struct drbg_state *drbg,
 	 * here. The spec is a bit convoluted here, we make it simpler.
 	 */
 	if (drbg->reseed_threshold < drbg->reseed_ctr)
-		drbg->seeded = false;
+		drbg->seeded = DRBG_SEED_STATE_UNSEEDED;
 
-	if (drbg->pr || !drbg->seeded) {
+	if (drbg->pr || drbg->seeded == DRBG_SEED_STATE_UNSEEDED) {
 		pr_devel("DRBG: reseeding before generation (prediction "
 			 "resistance: %s, state %s)\n",
 			 drbg->pr ? "true" : "false",
-			 drbg->seeded ? "seeded" : "unseeded");
+			 (drbg->seeded ==  DRBG_SEED_STATE_FULL ?
+			  "seeded" : "unseeded"));
 		/* 9.3.1 steps 7.1 through 7.3 */
 		len = drbg_seed(drbg, addtl, true);
 		if (len)
@@ -1578,7 +1579,7 @@ static int drbg_instantiate(struct drbg_state *drbg, struct drbg_string *pers,
 	if (!drbg->core) {
 		drbg->core = &drbg_cores[coreref];
 		drbg->pr = pr;
-		drbg->seeded = false;
+		drbg->seeded = DRBG_SEED_STATE_UNSEEDED;
 		drbg->reseed_threshold = drbg_max_requests(drbg);
 
 		ret = drbg_alloc_state(drbg);
diff --git a/include/crypto/drbg.h b/include/crypto/drbg.h
index c4165126937e..92a87b23ad2f 100644
--- a/include/crypto/drbg.h
+++ b/include/crypto/drbg.h
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ struct drbg_test_data {
 	struct drbg_string *testentropy; /* TEST PARAMETER: test entropy */
 };
 
+enum drbg_seed_state {
+	DRBG_SEED_STATE_UNSEEDED,
+	DRBG_SEED_STATE_FULL,
+};
+
 struct drbg_state {
 	struct mutex drbg_mutex;	/* lock around DRBG */
 	unsigned char *V;	/* internal state 10.1.1.1 1a) */
@@ -127,7 +132,7 @@ struct drbg_state {
 	struct crypto_wait ctr_wait;		/* CTR mode async wait obj */
 	struct scatterlist sg_in, sg_out;	/* CTR mode SGLs */
 
-	bool seeded;		/* DRBG fully seeded? */
+	enum drbg_seed_state seeded;		/* DRBG fully seeded? */
 	bool pr;		/* Prediction resistance enabled? */
 	bool fips_primed;	/* Continuous test primed? */
 	unsigned char *prev;	/* FIPS 140-2 continuous test value */