diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/hash.c b/wolfcrypt/src/hash.c
index ed6342ae4f..f421f7188e 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/hash.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/hash.c
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ int wc_HashUpdate(wc_HashAlg* hash, enum wc_HashType type, const byte* data,
         return BAD_FUNC_ARG;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_WOLFSSL
-    if (hash->type != type) {
+    if (hash->type != WC_HASH_TYPE_NONE && hash->type != type) {
         WOLFSSL_MSG("Hash update type mismatch!");
         return BAD_FUNC_ARG;
     }
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ int wc_HashFinal(wc_HashAlg* hash, enum wc_HashType type, byte* out)
         return BAD_FUNC_ARG;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_WOLFSSL
-    if (hash->type != type) {
+    if (hash->type != WC_HASH_TYPE_NONE && hash->type != type) {
         WOLFSSL_MSG("Hash final type mismatch!");
         return BAD_FUNC_ARG;
     }
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@ int wc_HashFree(wc_HashAlg* hash, enum wc_HashType type)
         return BAD_FUNC_ARG;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_WOLFSSL
-    if (hash->type != type) {
+    if (hash->type != WC_HASH_TYPE_NONE && hash->type != type) {
         WOLFSSL_MSG("Hash free type mismatch!");
         return BAD_FUNC_ARG;
     }