diff --git a/bsp/nRF5_SDK_15.2.0_9412b96/components/libraries/crypto/backend/cc310/cc310_backend_init.c b/bsp/nRF5_SDK_15.2.0_9412b96/components/libraries/crypto/backend/cc310/cc310_backend_init.c
index e3e77f0b..05f29edb 100644
--- a/bsp/nRF5_SDK_15.2.0_9412b96/components/libraries/crypto/backend/cc310/cc310_backend_init.c
+++ b/bsp/nRF5_SDK_15.2.0_9412b96/components/libraries/crypto/backend/cc310/cc310_backend_init.c
@@ -57,6 +57,18 @@ void cc310_backend_enable(void);
  */
 void cc310_backend_disable(void);
 
+// patch start
+uint32_t forceLinkingcc310BackendInit()
+{
+    /*
+    The linker does not link this file as the above two functions are found in cc310_backend_shared.c
+    And therefore CRYPTO_BACKEND_REGISTER does not place cc310_backend_init cc310_backend_uninit 
+    in the crypto_data section in flash. This is a workaround for not ignoring this file.
+    */
+    return 0;
+}
+//patch end
+
 static uint32_t init_result_get(uint32_t crys_error)
 {
     uint32_t ret_val = NRF_ERROR_INTERNAL;
     
--- a/bsp/nRF5_SDK_15.2.0_9412b96/components/libraries/crypto/nrf_crypto_init.c
+++ b/bsp/nRF5_SDK_15.2.0_9412b96/components/libraries/crypto/nrf_crypto_init.c
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ ret_code_t nrf_crypto_init(void)
             return ret_val;
         }
     }
+    // patch start
+#if NRF_MODULE_ENABLED(NRF_CRYPTO_BACKEND_CC310)
+    forceLinkingcc310BackendInit();
+#endif
+    // patch end
 
     // Set nrf_crypto to initialized
     m_state = INITIALIZED;
diff --git a/bsp/nRF5_SDK_15.2.0_9412b96/components/libraries/crypto/nrf_crypto_init.h b/bsp/nRF5_SDK_15.2.0_9412b96/components/libraries/crypto/nrf_crypto_init.h
index 8e10ae13..a90125b0 100644
--- a/bsp/nRF5_SDK_15.2.0_9412b96/components/libraries/crypto/nrf_crypto_init.h
+++ b/bsp/nRF5_SDK_15.2.0_9412b96/components/libraries/crypto/nrf_crypto_init.h
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ bool nrf_crypto_is_initialized(void);
  */
 bool nrf_crypto_is_initializing(void);
 
+// patch start
+uint32_t forceLinkingcc310BackendInit();
+// patch end
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif