diff --git a/crypto/drbg.c b/crypto/drbg.c
index a76b3cb03cf4e..84478cb8d02a7 100644
--- a/crypto/drbg.c
+++ b/crypto/drbg.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static const struct drbg_core drbg_cores[] = {
 #endif /* CONFIG_CRYPTO_DRBG_HASH */
 #ifdef CONFIG_CRYPTO_DRBG_HMAC
 	{
-		.flags = DRBG_HMAC | DRBG_STRENGTH256,
+		.flags = DRBG_HMAC | DRBG_STRENGTH128,
 		.statelen = 20, /* block length of cipher */
 		.max_addtllen = 35,
 		.max_bits = 19,