diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/random.c b/wolfcrypt/src/random.c
index c71f2366b..9088d8977 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/random.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/random.c
@@ -246,11 +246,29 @@ int wc_RNG_GenerateByte(WC_RNG* rng, byte* b)
 #define RESEED_INTERVAL   WC_RESEED_INTERVAL
 
 
+/* For FIPS builds, the user should not be adjusting the values. */
+#if defined(HAVE_FIPS) && \
+    defined(HAVE_FIPS_VERSION) && (HAVE_FIPS_VERSION >= 2)
+    #if defined(RNG_SECURITY_STRENGTH) \
+            || defined(ENTROPY_SCALE_FACTOR) \
+            || defined(SEED_BLOCK_SZ)
+
+        #error "Do not change the RNG parameters for FIPS builds."
+    #endif
+#endif
 /* The security strength for the RNG is the target number of bits of
  * entropy you are looking for in a seed. */
 #ifndef RNG_SECURITY_STRENGTH
-    /* SHA-256 requires a minimum of 256-bits of entropy. */
-    #define RNG_SECURITY_STRENGTH (256)
+    #if defined(HAVE_FIPS) && \
+        defined(HAVE_FIPS_VERSION) && (HAVE_FIPS_VERSION >= 2)
+        /* SHA-256 requires a minimum of 256-bits of entropy. The goal
+         * of 1024 will provide 4 times that. */
+        #define RNG_SECURITY_STRENGTH (1024)
+    #else
+        /* If not using FIPS or using old FIPS, set the number down a bit.
+         * More is better, but more is also slower. */
+        #define RNG_SECURITY_STRENGTH (256)
+    #endif
 #endif
 
 #ifndef ENTROPY_SCALE_FACTOR