diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/rng_bank.c b/wolfcrypt/src/rng_bank.c
index 5bb5d9d35a..fe87d86539 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/rng_bank.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/rng_bank.c
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ WOLFSSL_API int wc_BankRef_Release(WC_RNG *rng)
     return ret;
 }
 
-#ifndef WC_RNG_BANK_STATIC
+#if !defined(WC_RNG_BANK_STATIC) && !defined(WC_NO_CONSTRUCTORS)
 WOLFSSL_API int wc_rng_new_bankref(struct wc_rng_bank *bank, WC_RNG **rng) {
     int ret;
 
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ WOLFSSL_API int wc_rng_new_bankref(struct wc_rng_bank *bank, WC_RNG **rng) {
 
     return ret;
 }
-#endif /* !WC_RNG_BANK_STATIC */
+#endif /* !WC_RNG_BANK_STATIC && !WC_NO_CONSTRUCTORS */
 
 #endif /* WC_DRBG_BANKREF */
 
diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/rng_bank.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/rng_bank.h
index f8b5026209..bd74fcf63e 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/rng_bank.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/rng_bank.h
@@ -156,8 +156,9 @@ WOLFSSL_API int wc_InitRng_BankRef(struct wc_rng_bank *bank, WC_RNG *rng);
 
 WOLFSSL_API int wc_BankRef_Release(WC_RNG *rng);
 
-#ifndef WC_RNG_BANK_STATIC
+#if !defined(WC_RNG_BANK_STATIC) && !defined(WC_NO_CONSTRUCTORS)
 WOLFSSL_API int wc_rng_new_bankref(struct wc_rng_bank *bank, WC_RNG **rng);
+/* note, free with wc_rng_free(). */
 #endif
 #endif /* WC_DRBG_BANKREF */