diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index 36d2086ab..8844c9ac8 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -6001,6 +6001,7 @@ static INLINE void Md5Rounds(int rounds, const byte* data, int sz)
 
     for (i = 0; i < rounds; i++)
         wc_Md5Update(&md5, data, sz);
+    wc_Md5Free(&md5) ; /* in case needed to release resources */
 }
 
 
@@ -6015,6 +6016,7 @@ static INLINE void ShaRounds(int rounds, const byte* data, int sz)
 
     for (i = 0; i < rounds; i++)
         wc_ShaUpdate(&sha, data, sz);
+    wc_ShaFree(&sha) ; /* in case needed to release resources */
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -6032,7 +6034,7 @@ static INLINE void Sha256Rounds(int rounds, const byte* data, int sz)
         wc_Sha256Update(&sha256, data, sz);
         /* no error check on purpose, dummy round */
     }
-
+    wc_Sha256Free(&sha256) ; /* in case needed to release resources */
 }
 
 #endif
@@ -6051,6 +6053,7 @@ static INLINE void Sha384Rounds(int rounds, const byte* data, int sz)
         wc_Sha384Update(&sha384, data, sz);
         /* no error check on purpose, dummy round */
     }
+    wc_Sha384Free(&sha384) ; /* in case needed to release resources */
 }
 
 #endif
@@ -6069,6 +6072,7 @@ static INLINE void Sha512Rounds(int rounds, const byte* data, int sz)
         wc_Sha512Update(&sha512, data, sz);
         /* no error check on purpose, dummy round */
     }
+    wc_Sha512Free(&sha512) ; /* in case needed to release resources */
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/hash.c b/wolfcrypt/src/hash.c
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index d397e91fa..58fce69f8
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/hash.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/hash.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ void wc_Md5GetHash(Md5* md5, byte* hash)
 WOLFSSL_API void wc_Md5RestorePos(Md5* m1, Md5* m2) {
     *m1 = *m2 ;
 }
+
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(NO_SHA)
@@ -136,8 +137,10 @@ int wc_Sha256Hash(const byte* data, word32 len, byte* hash)
 
     return ret;
 }
+
 #endif /* !defined(NO_SHA256) */
 
+#endif /* !defined(WOLFSSL_TI_HASH) */
 
 #if defined(WOLFSSL_SHA512)
 int wc_Sha512Hash(const byte* data, word32 len, byte* hash)
@@ -207,6 +210,3 @@ int wc_Sha384Hash(const byte* data, word32 len, byte* hash)
 
 #endif /* defined(WOLFSSL_SHA384) */
 #endif /* defined(WOLFSSL_SHA512) */
-
-#endif /* !defined(WOLFSSL_TI_HASH) */
-
diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/port/ti/ti-hash.c b/wolfcrypt/src/port/ti/ti-hash.c
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 04e6650b6..56526af86
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/port/ti/ti-hash.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/port/ti/ti-hash.c
@@ -151,6 +151,13 @@ static int hashHash(const byte* data, word32 len, byte* hash, word32 algo, word3
     return ret;
 }
 
+static int hashFree(wolfssl_TI_Hash *hash)
+{   
+    XFREE(hash->msg, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_TMP_BUFFER);
+    hashInit(hash) ;
+    return 0 ;
+}
+
 #if !defined(NO_MD5)
 WOLFSSL_API void wc_InitMd5(Md5* md5)
 {
@@ -183,6 +190,11 @@ WOLFSSL_API int wc_Md5Hash(const byte*data, word32 len, byte*hash)
     return hashHash(data, len, hash, SHAMD5_ALGO_MD5, MD5_DIGEST_SIZE) ;
 }
 
+WOLFSSL_API void wc_Md5Free(Md5* md5)
+{
+    hashFree((wolfssl_TI_Hash *)md5) ;
+}
+
 #endif /* NO_MD5 */
 
 #if !defined(NO_SHA)
@@ -217,6 +229,11 @@ WOLFSSL_API int wc_ShaHash(const byte*data, word32 len, byte*hash)
     return hashHash(data, len, hash, SHAMD5_ALGO_SHA1, SHA_DIGEST_SIZE) ;
 }
 
+WOLFSSL_API void wc_ShaFree(Sha* sha)
+{
+    hashFree((wolfssl_TI_Hash *)sha) ;
+}
+
 #endif /* NO_SHA */
 
 #if defined(HAVE_SHA224)
@@ -251,6 +268,11 @@ WOLFSSL_API int wc_Sha224Hash(const byte* data, word32 len, byte*hash)
     return hashHash(data, len, hash, SHAMD5_ALGO_SHA224, SHA224_DIGEST_SIZE) ;
 }
 
+WOLFSSL_API void wc_Sha224Free(Sha224* sha224)
+{
+    hashFree((wolfssl_TI_Hash *)sha224) ;
+}
+
 #endif /* HAVE_SHA224 */
 
 #if !defined(NO_SHA256)
@@ -284,6 +306,12 @@ WOLFSSL_API int wc_Sha256Hash(const byte* data, word32 len, byte*hash)
 {
     return hashHash(data, len, hash, SHAMD5_ALGO_SHA256, SHA256_DIGEST_SIZE) ;
 }
+
+WOLFSSL_API void wc_Sha256Free(Sha256* sha256)
+{
+    hashFree((wolfssl_TI_Hash *)sha256) ;
+}
+
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/hash.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/hash.h
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 2b35d5a6a..4cdd85f11
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/hash.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/hash.h
@@ -24,10 +24,19 @@
 
 #include <wolfssl/wolfcrypt/types.h>
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+    extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 #ifndef NO_MD5
 #include <wolfssl/wolfcrypt/md5.h>
 WOLFSSL_API void wc_Md5GetHash(Md5*, byte*);
 WOLFSSL_API void wc_Md5RestorePos(Md5*, Md5*) ;
+#if defined(WOLFSSL_TI_HASH)
+    WOLFSSL_API void wc_Md5Free(Md5*);
+#else
+    #define wc_Md5Free(d)
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #ifndef NO_SHA
@@ -35,6 +44,11 @@ WOLFSSL_API void wc_Md5RestorePos(Md5*, Md5*) ;
 WOLFSSL_API int wc_ShaGetHash(Sha*, byte*);
 WOLFSSL_API void wc_ShaRestorePos(Sha*, Sha*) ;
 WOLFSSL_API int wc_ShaHash(const byte*, word32, byte*);
+#if defined(WOLFSSL_TI_HASH)
+     WOLFSSL_API void wc_ShaFree(Sha*);
+#else
+    #define wc_ShaFree(d)
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #ifndef NO_SHA256
@@ -42,15 +56,34 @@ WOLFSSL_API int wc_ShaHash(const byte*, word32, byte*);
 WOLFSSL_API int wc_Sha256GetHash(Sha256*, byte*);
 WOLFSSL_API void wc_Sha256RestorePos(Sha256*, Sha256*) ;
 WOLFSSL_API int wc_Sha256Hash(const byte*, word32, byte*);
+#if defined(WOLFSSL_TI_HASH)
+    WOLFSSL_API void wc_Sha256Free(Sha256*);
+#else
+    #define wc_Sha256Free(d)
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_SHA512
 #include <wolfssl/wolfcrypt/sha512.h>
 WOLFSSL_API int wc_Sha512Hash(const byte*, word32, byte*);
+#if defined(WOLFSSL_TI_HASH)
+    WOLFSSL_API void wc_Sha512Free(Sha512*);
+#else
+    #define wc_Sha512Free(d)
+#endif
     #if defined(WOLFSSL_SHA384)
         WOLFSSL_API int wc_Sha384Hash(const byte*, word32, byte*);
+        #if defined(WOLFSSL_TI_HASH)
+            WOLFSSL_API void wc_Sha384Free(Sha384*);
+        #else
+            #define wc_Sha384Free(d)
+        #endif
     #endif /* defined(WOLFSSL_SHA384) */
 #endif /* WOLFSSL_SHA512 */
 
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+    } /* extern "C" */
+#endif
+
 #endif /* WOLF_CRYPT_HASH_H */