diff --git a/crypto/ecdsa.c b/crypto/ecdsa.c
index 9b84ab503276..75d3eea885db 100644
--- a/crypto/ecdsa.c
+++ b/crypto/ecdsa.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static unsigned int ecdsa_max_size(struct crypto_akcipher *tfm)
 {
 	struct ecc_ctx *ctx = akcipher_tfm_ctx(tfm);
 
-	return ctx->pub_key.ndigits << ECC_DIGITS_TO_BYTES_SHIFT;
+	return DIV_ROUND_UP(ctx->curve->nbits, 8);
 }
 
 static int ecdsa_nist_p384_init_tfm(struct crypto_akcipher *tfm)