diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index 3c545874b..2bb1a7936 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -6913,68 +6913,6 @@ int wolfSSL_CertManagerLoadCA(WOLFSSL_CERT_MANAGER* cm, const char* file,
     return ret;
 }
 
-#ifndef NO_CHECK_PRIVATE_KEY
-/* Check private against public in certificate for match
- *
- * ctx  WOLFSSL_CTX structure to check private key in
- *
- * Returns SSL_SUCCESS on good private key and SSL_FAILURE if miss matched. */
-int wolfSSL_CTX_check_private_key(const WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx)
-{
-#ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
-    DecodedCert* der = NULL;
-#else
-    DecodedCert  der[1];
-#endif
-    word32 size;
-    byte*  buff;
-    int    ret;
-
-    WOLFSSL_ENTER("wolfSSL_CTX_check_private_key");
-
-    if (ctx == NULL || ctx->certificate == NULL) {
-        return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
-    }
-
-#ifndef NO_CERTS
-#ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
-    der = (DecodedCert*)XMALLOC(sizeof(DecodedCert), NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_DCERT);
-    if (der == NULL)
-        return MEMORY_E;
-#endif
-
-    size = ctx->certificate->length;
-    buff = ctx->certificate->buffer;
-    InitDecodedCert(der, buff, size, ctx->heap);
-    if (ParseCertRelative(der, CERT_TYPE, NO_VERIFY, NULL) != 0) {
-        FreeDecodedCert(der);
-    #ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
-        XFREE(der, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_DCERT);
-    #endif
-        return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    size = ctx->privateKey->length;
-    buff = ctx->privateKey->buffer;
-    ret  = wc_CheckPrivateKey(buff, size, der);
-    FreeDecodedCert(der);
-#ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
-    XFREE(der, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_DCERT);
-#endif
-
-    if (ret == 1) {
-        return WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;
-    }
-    else {
-        return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
-    }
-#else
-    WOLFSSL_MSG("NO_CERTS is defined, can not check private key");
-    return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
-#endif
-}
-#endif /* !NO_CHECK_PRIVATE_KEY */
-
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CRL
 
@@ -7373,6 +7311,68 @@ int wolfSSL_CTX_SetTmpDH_file(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, const char* fname, int format)
 
 #endif /* NO_FILESYSTEM */
 
+#ifndef NO_CHECK_PRIVATE_KEY
+/* Check private against public in certificate for match
+ *
+ * ctx  WOLFSSL_CTX structure to check private key in
+ *
+ * Returns SSL_SUCCESS on good private key and SSL_FAILURE if miss matched. */
+int wolfSSL_CTX_check_private_key(const WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx)
+{
+#ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
+    DecodedCert* der = NULL;
+#else
+    DecodedCert  der[1];
+#endif
+    word32 size;
+    byte*  buff;
+    int    ret;
+
+    WOLFSSL_ENTER("wolfSSL_CTX_check_private_key");
+
+    if (ctx == NULL || ctx->certificate == NULL) {
+        return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+#ifndef NO_CERTS
+#ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
+    der = (DecodedCert*)XMALLOC(sizeof(DecodedCert), NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_DCERT);
+    if (der == NULL)
+        return MEMORY_E;
+#endif
+
+    size = ctx->certificate->length;
+    buff = ctx->certificate->buffer;
+    InitDecodedCert(der, buff, size, ctx->heap);
+    if (ParseCertRelative(der, CERT_TYPE, NO_VERIFY, NULL) != 0) {
+        FreeDecodedCert(der);
+    #ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
+        XFREE(der, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_DCERT);
+    #endif
+        return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    size = ctx->privateKey->length;
+    buff = ctx->privateKey->buffer;
+    ret  = wc_CheckPrivateKey(buff, size, der);
+    FreeDecodedCert(der);
+#ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
+    XFREE(der, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_DCERT);
+#endif
+
+    if (ret == 1) {
+        return WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;
+    }
+    else {
+        return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
+    }
+#else
+    WOLFSSL_MSG("NO_CERTS is defined, can not check private key");
+    return WOLFSSL_FAILURE;
+#endif
+}
+#endif /* !NO_CHECK_PRIVATE_KEY */
+
 #ifdef OPENSSL_EXTRA
 /* put SSL type in extra for now, not very common */
 
diff --git a/wolfssl/ssl.h b/wolfssl/ssl.h
index 68f026888..6f99f74ed 100644
--- a/wolfssl/ssl.h
+++ b/wolfssl/ssl.h
@@ -2014,7 +2014,7 @@ WOLFSSL_API long wolfSSL_CTX_set_options(WOLFSSL_CTX*, long);
 WOLFSSL_API long wolfSSL_CTX_get_options(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx);
 WOLFSSL_API long wolfSSL_CTX_clear_options(WOLFSSL_CTX*, long);
 
-#if !defined(NO_FILESYSTEM) && !defined(NO_CHECK_PRIVATE_KEY)
+#if !defined(NO_CHECK_PRIVATE_KEY)
   WOLFSSL_API int  wolfSSL_CTX_check_private_key(const WOLFSSL_CTX*);
 #endif
 WOLFSSL_API void wolfSSL_ERR_free_strings(void);