diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/dh.c b/wolfcrypt/src/dh.c
index 4cb0dbc37..cd7a67f09 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/dh.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/dh.c
@@ -1362,8 +1362,10 @@ static int wc_DhGenerateKeyPair_Sync(DhKey* key, WC_RNG* rng,
 
     if (ret == 0)
         ret = GeneratePublicDh(key, priv, *privSz, pub, pubSz);
+#if defined(WOLFSSL_SP_MATH) || defined(HAVE_FFDHE)
     if (ret == 0)
         ret = _ffc_validate_public_key(key, pub, *pubSz, NULL, 0, 0);
+#endif
     if (ret == 0)
         ret = _ffc_pairwise_consistency_test(key, pub, *pubSz, priv, *privSz);