diff --git a/include/mbedtls/check_config.h b/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
index ce97f6a35c..a76e246b4b 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@
 #error "MBEDTLS_PK_PARSE_C defined, but not all prerequesites"
 #endif
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_PKCS5_C) && !defined(MBEDTLS_MD_C)
+#error "MBEDTLS_PKCS5_C defined, but not all prerequesites"
+#endif
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C) && (!defined(MBEDTLS_SHA512_C) &&      \
                                     !defined(MBEDTLS_SHA256_C))
 #error "MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C defined, but not all prerequisites"