diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
index 154139bf7d22..f30fd38c3773 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-crypt.c
@@ -3435,6 +3435,11 @@ 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)
 {
@@ -3453,9 +3458,12 @@ static void crypt_status(struct dm_target *ti, status_type_t type,
 		if (cc->key_size > 0) {
 			if (cc->key_string)
 				DMEMIT(":%u:%s", cc->key_size, cc->key_string);
-			else
-				for (i = 0; i < cc->key_size; i++)
-					DMEMIT("%02x", cc->key[i]);
+			else {
+				for (i = 0; i < cc->key_size; i++) {
+					DMEMIT("%c%c", hex2asc(cc->key[i] >> 4),
+					       hex2asc(cc->key[i] & 0xf));
+				}
+			}
 		} else
 			DMEMIT("-");