diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
index 0aedd0ebccec..13a5fcca2833 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
@@ -1943,6 +1943,11 @@ static int crypt_map(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio)
 	return DM_MAPIO_SUBMITTED;
 }
 
+static char hex2asc(unsigned char c)
+{
+	return c + '0' + ((unsigned)(9 - c) >> 4 & 0x27);
+}
+
 static void crypt_status(struct dm_target *ti, status_type_t type,
 			 unsigned status_flags, char *result, unsigned maxlen)
 {
@@ -1958,10 +1963,12 @@ static void crypt_status(struct dm_target *ti, status_type_t type,
 	case STATUSTYPE_TABLE:
 		DMEMIT("%s ", cc->cipher_string);
 
-		if (cc->key_size > 0)
-			for (i = 0; i < cc->key_size; i++)
-				DMEMIT("%02x", cc->key[i]);
-		else
+		if (cc->key_size > 0) {
+			for (i = 0; i < cc->key_size; i++) {
+				DMEMIT("%c%c", hex2asc(cc->key[i] >> 4),
+				       hex2asc(cc->key[i] & 0xf));
+			}
+		} else
 			DMEMIT("-");
 
 		DMEMIT(" %llu %s %llu", (unsigned long long)cc->iv_offset,