diff --git a/src/crypto/md5.c b/src/crypto/md5.c
index 2aa21020c..182b625fe 100644
--- a/src/crypto/md5.c
+++ b/src/crypto/md5.c
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ static void md5_finish(void *context, void *out)
 }
 
 struct digest_algorithm md5_algorithm = {
+	.name		= "md5",
 	.context_len	= sizeof ( struct md5_ctx ),
 	.digest_len	= MD5_DIGEST_SIZE,
 	.init		= md5_init,
diff --git a/src/include/gpxe/crypto.h b/src/include/gpxe/crypto.h
index e2a728fda..023a00228 100644
--- a/src/include/gpxe/crypto.h
+++ b/src/include/gpxe/crypto.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  *
  */
 struct digest_algorithm {
+	/** Algorithm name */
+	const char *name;
 	/** Size of a context for this algorithm */
 	size_t context_len;
 	/** Size of a message digest for this algorithm */