diff --git a/crypto/drbg.c b/crypto/drbg.c
index 87f97da5d0ba..7723d6e494aa 100644
--- a/crypto/drbg.c
+++ b/crypto/drbg.c
@@ -1035,14 +1035,14 @@ static const struct drbg_state_ops drbg_hash_ops = {
  ******************************************************************/
 
 static inline int __drbg_seed(struct drbg_state *drbg, struct list_head *seed,
-			      int reseed)
+			      int reseed, enum drbg_seed_state new_seed_state)
 {
 	int ret = drbg->d_ops->update(drbg, seed, reseed);
 
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	drbg->seeded = DRBG_SEED_STATE_FULL;
+	drbg->seeded = new_seed_state;
 	/* 10.1.1.2 / 10.1.1.3 step 5 */
 	drbg->reseed_ctr = 1;
 
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ static void drbg_async_seed(struct work_struct *work)
 	 */
 	drbg->seeded = DRBG_SEED_STATE_UNSEEDED;
 
-	__drbg_seed(drbg, &seedlist, true);
+	__drbg_seed(drbg, &seedlist, true, DRBG_SEED_STATE_FULL);
 
 	if (drbg->seeded == DRBG_SEED_STATE_FULL)
 		drbg->reseed_threshold = drbg_max_requests(drbg);
@@ -1122,6 +1122,7 @@ static int drbg_seed(struct drbg_state *drbg, struct drbg_string *pers,
 	unsigned int entropylen = drbg_sec_strength(drbg->core->flags);
 	struct drbg_string data1;
 	LIST_HEAD(seedlist);
+	enum drbg_seed_state new_seed_state = DRBG_SEED_STATE_FULL;
 
 	/* 9.1 / 9.2 / 9.3.1 step 3 */
 	if (pers && pers->len > (drbg_max_addtl(drbg))) {
@@ -1149,6 +1150,9 @@ static int drbg_seed(struct drbg_state *drbg, struct drbg_string *pers,
 		BUG_ON((entropylen * 2) > sizeof(entropy));
 
 		/* Get seed from in-kernel /dev/urandom */
+		if (!rng_is_initialized())
+			new_seed_state = DRBG_SEED_STATE_PARTIAL;
+
 		ret = drbg_get_random_bytes(drbg, entropy, entropylen);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
@@ -1205,7 +1209,7 @@ static int drbg_seed(struct drbg_state *drbg, struct drbg_string *pers,
 		memset(drbg->C, 0, drbg_statelen(drbg));
 	}
 
-	ret = __drbg_seed(drbg, &seedlist, reseed);
+	ret = __drbg_seed(drbg, &seedlist, reseed, new_seed_state);
 
 out:
 	memzero_explicit(entropy, entropylen * 2);
diff --git a/include/crypto/drbg.h b/include/crypto/drbg.h
index 2db72121d568..01caab5e65de 100644
--- a/include/crypto/drbg.h
+++ b/include/crypto/drbg.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ struct drbg_test_data {
 
 enum drbg_seed_state {
 	DRBG_SEED_STATE_UNSEEDED,
+	DRBG_SEED_STATE_PARTIAL, /* Seeded with !rng_is_initialized() */
 	DRBG_SEED_STATE_FULL,
 };