diff --git a/include/mbedtls/check_config.h b/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
index fe9c594..ce348d9 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@
 #error "MBEDTLS_USE_TINYCRYPT defined, but it cannot be defined with MBEDTLS_NO_64BIT_MULTIPLICATION"
 #endif
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_USE_TINYCRYPT) && !defined(MBEDTLS_SHA256_C)
+#error "MBEDTLS_USE_TINYCRYPT defined, but not MBEDTLS_SHA256_C"
+#endif
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_USE_TINYCRYPT) &&                                    \
     !( defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_SINGLE_EC)       &&                      \
        MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_SINGLE_EC_TLS_ID   == 23 &&                      \
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/config.h b/include/mbedtls/config.h
index 87012da..dbb84b4 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/config.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/config.h
@@ -2649,6 +2649,7 @@
  *           MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_SINGLE_EC
  *           MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_SINGLE_EC_TLS_ID == 23
  *           MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_SINGLE_UECC_GRP_ID == MBEDTLS_UECC_DP_SECP256R1
+ *           MBEDTLS_SHA256_C
  *
  * \see MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_RNG
  *