diff --git a/include/u-boot/crc.h b/include/u-boot/crc.h
index 754ac729ce..6764d58bab 100644
--- a/include/u-boot/crc.h
+++ b/include/u-boot/crc.h
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 #ifndef _UBOOT_CRC_H
 #define _UBOOT_CRC_H
 
+/* lib/crc8.c */
+unsigned int crc8(unsigned int crc_start, const unsigned char *vptr, int len);
+
 /* lib/crc32.c */
 uint32_t crc32 (uint32_t, const unsigned char *, uint);
 uint32_t crc32_wd (uint32_t, const unsigned char *, uint, uint);
diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index f5ac6313e1..5e089c957e 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ fdtgrep-objs += $(LIBFDT_OBJS) fdtgrep.o
 # that won't build on some weird host compiler -- though there are lots of
 # exceptions for files that aren't complaint.
 HOSTCFLAGS_crc32.o := -pedantic
+HOSTCFLAGS_crc8.o := -pedantic
 HOSTCFLAGS_md5.o := -pedantic
 HOSTCFLAGS_sha1.o := -pedantic
 HOSTCFLAGS_sha256.o := -pedantic