diff --git a/library/md.c b/library/md.c
index 9a2fe34..a10a835 100644
--- a/library/md.c
+++ b/library/md.c
@@ -390,6 +390,13 @@
     return( 0 );
 }
 
+#if ! defined(MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED_REMOVED)
+int mbedtls_md_init_ctx( mbedtls_md_context_t *ctx, const mbedtls_md_info_t *md_info )
+{
+    return mbedtls_md_setup( ctx, md_info, 1 );
+}
+#endif
+
 #define ALLOC( type )                                                   \
     do {                                                                \
         ctx->md_ctx = mbedtls_calloc( 1, sizeof( mbedtls_##type##_context ) ); \