diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/port/atmel/atmel.c b/wolfcrypt/src/port/atmel/atmel.c
index cfe0a93c7..65dd4dfa7 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/port/atmel/atmel.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/port/atmel/atmel.c
@@ -347,7 +347,11 @@ int atmel_ecc_create_pms(int slotId, const uint8_t* peerKey, uint8_t* pms)
     ATECC_GET_ENC_KEY(read_key, sizeof(read_key));
 
     /* send the encrypted version of the ECDH command */
+#if defined(ATECC_USE_TRANSPORT_KEY) && ATECC_USE_TRANSPORT_KEY
     ret = atcab_ecdh_enc(slotId, peerKey, pms, read_key, slotIdEnc);
+#else
+    ret = atcab_ecdh(slotId, peerKey, pms);
+#endif
     ret = atmel_ecc_translate_err(ret);
 
     /* free the ECDHE slot */
diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/atmel/atmel.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/atmel/atmel.h
index 70035130c..3d7b54d2d 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/atmel/atmel.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/atmel/atmel.h
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@
 #define ATECC_SLOT_ENC_PARENT     (0x7)
 #endif
 
+/* Use a I2C transport key */
+#ifndef ATECC_USE_TRANSPORT_KEY
+#define ATECC_USE_TRANSPORT_KEY   1
+#endif
+
 /* ATECC_KEY_SIZE required for ecc.h */
 #include <wolfssl/wolfcrypt/ecc.h>