diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
index 7fa9cd9e8..d5cd9d23e 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
@@ -1248,8 +1248,10 @@ extern void uITRON4_free(void *p) ;
         #define WOLFSSL_LOG_PRINTF
         #define WOLFSSL_DH_CONST
     #endif /* _MSC_VER */
-    #ifndef NO_RSA
+    #ifndef HAVE_FIPS
+      #ifndef NO_RSA
         #define WC_RSA_BLINDING
+      #endif
     #endif
     #define SINGLE_THREADED
     #define NO_ASN_TIME /* can not use headers such as windows.h */