diff --git a/crypto/drbg.c b/crypto/drbg.c
index 52731bc57e70..9ac034bb23fa 100644
--- a/crypto/drbg.c
+++ b/crypto/drbg.c
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@
  * as stdrng. Each DRBG receives an increasing cra_priority values the later
  * they are defined in this array (see drbg_fill_array).
  *
- * HMAC DRBGs are favored over Hash DRBGs over CTR DRBGs, and
- * the SHA256 / AES 256 over other ciphers. Thus, the favored
- * DRBGs are the latest entries in this array.
+ * HMAC DRBGs are favored over Hash DRBGs over CTR DRBGs, and the
+ * HMAC-SHA512 / SHA256 / AES 256 over other ciphers. Thus, the
+ * favored DRBGs are the latest entries in this array.
  */
 static const struct drbg_core drbg_cores[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CRYPTO_DRBG_CTR
@@ -1475,8 +1475,8 @@ static int drbg_generate(struct drbg_state *drbg,
 		int err = 0;
 		pr_devel("DRBG: start to perform self test\n");
 		if (drbg->core->flags & DRBG_HMAC)
-			err = alg_test("drbg_pr_hmac_sha256",
-				       "drbg_pr_hmac_sha256", 0, 0);
+			err = alg_test("drbg_pr_hmac_sha512",
+				       "drbg_pr_hmac_sha512", 0, 0);
 		else if (drbg->core->flags & DRBG_CTR)
 			err = alg_test("drbg_pr_ctr_aes256",
 				       "drbg_pr_ctr_aes256", 0, 0);
@@ -2023,7 +2023,7 @@ static inline int __init drbg_healthcheck_sanity(void)
 	drbg_convert_tfm_core("drbg_nopr_sha256", &coreref, &pr);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_CRYPTO_DRBG_HMAC
-	drbg_convert_tfm_core("drbg_nopr_hmac_sha256", &coreref, &pr);
+	drbg_convert_tfm_core("drbg_nopr_hmac_sha512", &coreref, &pr);
 #endif
 
 	drbg = kzalloc(sizeof(struct drbg_state), GFP_KERNEL);