diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index a19257bc4..a959b154f 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -1771,10 +1771,9 @@ int wolfSSL_mcast_read(WOLFSSL* ssl, word16* id, void* data, int sz)
 
 #endif /* WOLFSSL_MULTICAST */
 
-#ifdef WOLFSSL_ASYNC_CRYPT
 
-/* let's use async hardware, WOLFSSL_SUCCESS on ok */
-int wolfSSL_UseAsync(WOLFSSL* ssl, int devId)
+/* helpers to set the device id, WOLFSSL_SUCCESS on ok */
+int wolfSSL_SetDevId(WOLFSSL* ssl, int devId)
 {
     if (ssl == NULL)
         return BAD_FUNC_ARG;
@@ -1783,10 +1782,7 @@ int wolfSSL_UseAsync(WOLFSSL* ssl, int devId)
 
     return WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;
 }
-
-
-/* let's use async hardware, WOLFSSL_SUCCESS on ok */
-int wolfSSL_CTX_UseAsync(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, int devId)
+int wolfSSL_CTX_SetDevId(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, int devId)
 {
     if (ctx == NULL)
         return BAD_FUNC_ARG;
@@ -1796,8 +1792,6 @@ int wolfSSL_CTX_UseAsync(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, int devId)
     return WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-#endif /* WOLFSSL_ASYNC_CRYPT */
-
 /* helpers to get device id and heap */
 int wolfSSL_CTX_GetDevId(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, WOLFSSL* ssl)
 {
diff --git a/wolfssl/ssl.h b/wolfssl/ssl.h
index 7aa6eaf10..b5ed5b811 100644
--- a/wolfssl/ssl.h
+++ b/wolfssl/ssl.h
@@ -1880,8 +1880,10 @@ WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_CTX_UseClientSuites(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx);
 WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_UseClientSuites(WOLFSSL* ssl);
 
 /* async additions */
-WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_UseAsync(WOLFSSL*, int devId);
-WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_CTX_UseAsync(WOLFSSL_CTX*, int devId);
+#define wolfSSL_UseAsync wolfSSL_SetDevId
+#define wolfSSL_CTX_UseAsync wolfSSL_CTX_SetDevId
+WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_SetDevId(WOLFSSL*, int devId);
+WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_CTX_SetDevId(WOLFSSL_CTX*, int devId);
 
 /* helpers to get device id and heap */
 WOLFSSL_API int   wolfSSL_CTX_GetDevId(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, WOLFSSL* ssl);