diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c b/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c
index 36ff9fbee..f96722733 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c
@@ -2819,6 +2819,12 @@ int wc_RsaPublicKeyDecode(const byte* input, word32* inOutIdx, RsaKey* key,
         return ASN_RSA_KEY_E;
     }
 
+#ifdef WOLFSSL_XILINX_CRYPT
+    if (wc_InitRsaHw(key) != 0) {
+        return BAD_STATE_E;
+    }
+#endif
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2850,6 +2856,12 @@ int wc_RsaPublicKeyDecodeRaw(const byte* n, word32 nSz, const byte* e,
         return ASN_GETINT_E;
     }
 
+#ifdef WOLFSSL_XILINX_CRYPT
+    if (wc_InitRsaHw(key) != 0) {
+        return BAD_STATE_E;
+    }
+#endif
+
     return 0;
 }
 #endif /* HAVE_USER_RSA */