diff --git a/include/mbedtls/check_config.h b/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
index b791344..f3dc115 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
@@ -691,10 +691,6 @@
 #error "MBEDTLS_X509_RSASSA_PSS_SUPPORT defined, but not all prerequisites"
 #endif
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_SHA384_C) && !defined(MBEDTLS_SHA512_C)
-#error "MBEDTLS_SHA384_C defined without MBEDTLS_SHA512_C"
-#endif
-
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SHA512_USE_A64_CRYPTO_IF_PRESENT) && \
     defined(MBEDTLS_SHA512_USE_A64_CRYPTO_ONLY)
 #error "Must only define one of MBEDTLS_SHA512_USE_A64_CRYPTO_*"
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/mbedtls_config.h b/include/mbedtls/mbedtls_config.h
index 78c3635..5b7911c 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/mbedtls_config.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/mbedtls_config.h
@@ -3102,8 +3102,6 @@
  *
  * Enable the SHA-384 cryptographic hash algorithm.
  *
- * Requires: MBEDTLS_SHA512_C
- *
  * Module:  library/sha512.c
  * Caller:  library/md.c
  *          library/psa_crypto_hash.c
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/sha512.h b/include/mbedtls/sha512.h
index 48901cc..545c81c 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/sha512.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/sha512.h
@@ -99,8 +99,11 @@
  * \param is384    Determines which function to use. This must be
  *                 either \c 0 for SHA-512, or \c 1 for SHA-384.
  *
- * \note           When \c MBEDTLS_SHA384_C is not defined,
- *                 \p is384 must be \c 0, or the function will return
+ * \note           is384 must be defined accordingly with the supported
+ *                 symbols in the config file. If:
+ *                 - is384 is 0, but \c MBEDTLS_SHA384_C is not defined, or
+ *                 - is384 is 1, but \c MBEDTLS_SHA512_C is not defined
+ *                 then the function will return
  *                 #MBEDTLS_ERR_SHA512_BAD_INPUT_DATA.
  *
  * \return         \c 0 on success.
@@ -175,8 +178,11 @@
  * \param is384    Determines which function to use. This must be either
  *                 \c 0 for SHA-512, or \c 1 for SHA-384.
  *
- * \note           When \c MBEDTLS_SHA384_C is not defined, \p is384 must
- *                 be \c 0, or the function will return
+ * \note           is384 must be defined accordingly with the supported
+ *                 symbols in the config file. If:
+ *                 - is384 is 0, but \c MBEDTLS_SHA384_C is not defined, or
+ *                 - is384 is 1, but \c MBEDTLS_SHA512_C is not defined
+ *                 then the function will return
  *                 #MBEDTLS_ERR_SHA512_BAD_INPUT_DATA.
  *
  * \return         \c 0 on success.
@@ -190,7 +196,15 @@
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SELF_TEST)
 
  /**
- * \brief          The SHA-384 or SHA-512 checkup routine.
+ * \brief          The SHA-384 checkup routine.
+ *
+ * \return         \c 0 on success.
+ * \return         \c 1 on failure.
+ */
+int mbedtls_sha384_self_test( int verbose );
+
+ /**
+ * \brief          The SHA-512 checkup routine.
  *
  * \return         \c 0 on success.
  * \return         \c 1 on failure.