diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/ecc.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/ecc.h
index 880b36237..a23fa71f2 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/ecc.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/ecc.h
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ typedef struct {
  * Do not enable ALT_ECC_SIZE and disable fast math in the configuration.
  */
 
+#ifndef USE_FAST_MATH
+    #error USE_FAST_MATH must be defined to use ALT_ECC_SIZE
+#endif
+
 #ifndef FP_MAX_BITS_ECC
     #define FP_MAX_BITS_ECC           528
 #endif