diff --git a/libraries/AP_Math/crc.cpp b/libraries/AP_Math/crc.cpp
index 9fbc002441..64f963c5f8 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Math/crc.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_Math/crc.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,18 @@ uint8_t crc8_dvb(uint8_t crc, uint8_t a, uint8_t seed)
     return crc;
 }
 
+// crc8 from betaflight
+uint8_t crc8_dvb_s2_update(uint8_t crc, const void *data, uint32_t length)
+{
+    const uint8_t *p = (const uint8_t *)data;
+    const uint8_t *pend = p + length;
+
+    for (; p != pend; p++) {
+        crc = crc8_dvb_s2(crc, *p);
+    }
+    return crc;
+}
+
 /*
   xmodem CRC thanks to avr-liberty
   https://github.com/dreamiurg/avr-liberty
diff --git a/libraries/AP_Math/crc.h b/libraries/AP_Math/crc.h
index 42d8013daa..a056efae72 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Math/crc.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_Math/crc.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ uint16_t crc_crc4(uint16_t *data);
 uint8_t crc_crc8(const uint8_t *p, uint8_t len);
 uint8_t crc8_dvb_s2(uint8_t crc, uint8_t a);
 uint8_t crc8_dvb(uint8_t crc, uint8_t a, uint8_t seed);
+uint8_t crc8_dvb_s2_update(uint8_t crc, const void *data, uint32_t length);
 uint16_t crc_xmodem_update(uint16_t crc, uint8_t data);
 uint16_t crc_xmodem(const uint8_t *data, uint16_t len);
 uint32_t crc_crc32(uint32_t crc, const uint8_t *buf, uint32_t size);