diff --git a/crypto/dsa/dsa.h b/crypto/dsa/dsa.h
index 58cf7b5..7fc8fd3 100644
--- a/crypto/dsa/dsa.h
+++ b/crypto/dsa/dsa.h
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@
 #else
 DSA *	DSA_new_method(struct engine_st *engine);
 #endif
+void	DSA_free (DSA *r);
+/* "up" the DSA object's reference count */
+int	DSA_up(DSA *r);
 int	DSA_size(const DSA *);
 	/* next 4 return -1 on error */
 int	DSA_sign_setup( DSA *dsa,BN_CTX *ctx_in,BIGNUM **kinvp,BIGNUM **rp);
@@ -184,7 +187,6 @@
 		unsigned char *sig, unsigned int *siglen, DSA *dsa);
 int	DSA_verify(int type,const unsigned char *dgst,int dgst_len,
 		const unsigned char *sigbuf, int siglen, DSA *dsa);
-void	DSA_free (DSA *r);
 int DSA_get_ex_new_index(long argl, void *argp, CRYPTO_EX_new *new_func,
 	     CRYPTO_EX_dup *dup_func, CRYPTO_EX_free *free_func);
 int DSA_set_ex_data(DSA *d, int idx, void *arg);
diff --git a/crypto/dsa/dsa_lib.c b/crypto/dsa/dsa_lib.c
index 5855568..98878df 100644
--- a/crypto/dsa/dsa_lib.c
+++ b/crypto/dsa/dsa_lib.c
@@ -228,6 +228,22 @@
 	OPENSSL_free(r);
 	}
 
+int DSA_up(DSA *r)
+	{
+	int i = CRYPTO_add(&r->references, 1, CRYPTO_LOCK_DSA);
+#ifdef REF_PRINT
+	REF_PRINT("DSA",r);
+#endif
+#ifdef REF_CHECK
+	if (i < 2)
+		{
+		fprintf(stderr, "DSA_up, bad reference count\n");
+		abort();
+		}
+#endif
+	return ((i > 1) ? 1 : 0);
+	}
+
 int DSA_size(const DSA *r)
 	{
 	int ret,i;