diff --git a/.wolfssl_known_macro_extras b/.wolfssl_known_macro_extras
index a05b91dd2..c755a6d5a 100644
--- a/.wolfssl_known_macro_extras
+++ b/.wolfssl_known_macro_extras
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ NO_HANDSHAKE_DONE_CB
 NO_IMX6_CAAM_AES
 NO_IMX6_CAAM_HASH
 NO_KEEP_PEER_CERT
+NO_LINUXKM_DRBG_GET_RANDOM_BYTES
 NO_OLD_NAMES
 NO_OLD_POLY1305
 NO_OLD_TIMEVAL_NAME
@@ -719,6 +720,7 @@ WOLFSSL_KYBER_NO_ENCAPSULATE
 WOLFSSL_KYBER_NO_MAKE_KEY
 WOLFSSL_LIB
 WOLFSSL_LINUXKM_USE_GET_RANDOM_KPROBES
+WOLFSSL_LINUXKM_USE_GET_RANDOM_USER_KRETPROBE
 WOLFSSL_LINUXKM_USE_MUTEXES
 WOLFSSL_LMS_CACHE_BITS
 WOLFSSL_LMS_FULL_HASH
diff --git a/linuxkm/lkcapi_sha_glue.c b/linuxkm/lkcapi_sha_glue.c
index b82b0d358..43117421c 100644
--- a/linuxkm/lkcapi_sha_glue.c
+++ b/linuxkm/lkcapi_sha_glue.c
@@ -1184,7 +1184,9 @@ static struct rng_alg wc_linuxkm_drbg = {
 };
 static int wc_linuxkm_drbg_loaded = 0;
 
-#if defined(LINUXKM_LKCAPI_REGISTER_HASH_DRBG_DEFAULT) && \
+#ifdef NO_LINUXKM_DRBG_GET_RANDOM_BYTES
+    #undef LINUXKM_DRBG_GET_RANDOM_BYTES
+#elif defined(LINUXKM_LKCAPI_REGISTER_HASH_DRBG_DEFAULT) && \
     (defined(WOLFSSL_LINUXKM_HAVE_GET_RANDOM_CALLBACKS) || defined(WOLFSSL_LINUXKM_USE_GET_RANDOM_KPROBES))
     #ifndef LINUXKM_DRBG_GET_RANDOM_BYTES
         #define LINUXKM_DRBG_GET_RANDOM_BYTES
@@ -1475,9 +1477,7 @@ static int wc_get_random_bytes_kprobe_installed = 0;
 
 /* note, we can't kprobe _get_random_bytes() because it's inlined. */
 
-struct wc_get_random_bytes_user_kretprobe_ctx {
-    unsigned long retval;
-};
+#ifdef WOLFSSL_LINUXKM_USE_GET_RANDOM_USER_KRETPROBE
 
 #warning Interception of /dev/random, /dev/urandom, and getrandom() using \
     wc_get_random_bytes_user_kretprobe_enter() is known to destabilize large \
@@ -1486,6 +1486,10 @@ struct wc_get_random_bytes_user_kretprobe_ctx {
     /dev/urandom reads.  When in doubt, patch your kernel, activating \
     WOLFSSL_LINUXKM_HAVE_GET_RANDOM_CALLBACKS.
 
+struct wc_get_random_bytes_user_kretprobe_ctx {
+    unsigned long retval;
+};
+
 static int wc_get_random_bytes_user_kretprobe_enter(struct kretprobe_instance *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
     struct iov_iter *iter = (struct iov_iter *)regs->di;
@@ -1586,6 +1590,8 @@ static struct kretprobe wc_get_random_bytes_user_kretprobe = {
 };
 static int wc_get_random_bytes_user_kretprobe_installed = 0;
 
+#endif /* WOLFSSL_LINUXKM_USE_GET_RANDOM_USER_KRETPROBE */
+
 #else /* !WOLFSSL_LINUXKM_HAVE_GET_RANDOM_CALLBACKS && !(CONFIG_KPROBES && CONFIG_X86) */
     #error LINUXKM_DRBG_GET_RANDOM_BYTES implementation missing for target architecture/configuration.
 #endif
@@ -1777,6 +1783,7 @@ static int wc_linuxkm_drbg_startup(void)
         pr_err("ERROR: wc_get_random_bytes_kprobe installation failed: %d\n", ret);
     }
 
+    #ifdef WOLFSSL_LINUXKM_USE_GET_RANDOM_USER_KRETPROBE
     ret = register_kretprobe(&wc_get_random_bytes_user_kretprobe);
     if (ret == 0) {
         wc_get_random_bytes_user_kretprobe_installed = 1;
@@ -1785,6 +1792,7 @@ static int wc_linuxkm_drbg_startup(void)
     else {
         pr_err("ERROR: wc_get_random_bytes_user_kprobe installation failed: %d\n", ret);
     }
+    #endif /* WOLFSSL_LINUXKM_USE_GET_RANDOM_USER_KRETPROBE */
 
     #else
         #error LINUXKM_DRBG_GET_RANDOM_BYTES missing installation calls.
@@ -1846,15 +1854,17 @@ static int wc_linuxkm_drbg_cleanup(void) {
             unregister_kprobe(&wc_get_random_bytes_kprobe);
             pr_info("wc_get_random_bytes_kprobe uninstalled\n");
         }
+        #ifdef WOLFSSL_LINUXKM_USE_GET_RANDOM_USER_KRETPROBE
         if (wc_get_random_bytes_user_kretprobe_installed) {
             wc_get_random_bytes_user_kretprobe_installed = 0;
             barrier();
             unregister_kretprobe(&wc_get_random_bytes_user_kretprobe);
             pr_info("wc_get_random_bytes_user_kretprobe uninstalled\n");
         }
+        #endif /* WOLFSSL_LINUXKM_USE_GET_RANDOM_USER_KRETPROBE */
 
         #else
-            #error LINUXKM_DRBG_GET_RANDOM_BYTES missing installation calls.
+            #error LINUXKM_DRBG_GET_RANDOM_BYTES missing deinstallation calls.
         #endif
 
     #endif /* LINUXKM_DRBG_GET_RANDOM_BYTES */
diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/random.c b/wolfcrypt/src/random.c
index 2ccea5c0d..6e44ff6e8 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/random.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/random.c
@@ -642,7 +642,11 @@ static int Hash_DRBG_Generate(DRBG_internal* drbg, byte* out, word32 outSz)
     wc_Sha256 sha[1];
 #endif
     byte type;
+#ifdef WORD64_AVAILABLE
+    word64 reseedCtr;
+#else
     word32 reseedCtr;
+#endif
 
     if (drbg == NULL) {
         return DRBG_FAILURE;
@@ -692,7 +696,11 @@ static int Hash_DRBG_Generate(DRBG_internal* drbg, byte* out, word32 outSz)
                 array_add(drbg->V, sizeof(drbg->V), digest, WC_SHA256_DIGEST_SIZE);
                 array_add(drbg->V, sizeof(drbg->V), drbg->C, sizeof(drbg->C));
             #ifdef LITTLE_ENDIAN_ORDER
+                #ifdef WORD64_AVAILABLE
+                reseedCtr = ByteReverseWord64(reseedCtr);
+                #else
                 reseedCtr = ByteReverseWord32(reseedCtr);
+                #endif
             #endif
                 array_add(drbg->V, sizeof(drbg->V),
                                           (byte*)&reseedCtr, sizeof(reseedCtr));
diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/random.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/random.h
index a566956f1..4a863be2a 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/random.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/random.h
@@ -164,7 +164,11 @@ struct OS_Seed {
 
 #ifdef HAVE_HASHDRBG
 struct DRBG_internal {
+    #ifdef WORD64_AVAILABLE
+    word64 reseedCtr;
+    #else
     word32 reseedCtr;
+    #endif
     byte V[DRBG_SEED_LEN];
     byte C[DRBG_SEED_LEN];
     void* heap;
diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
index feedf7856..9f29221a1 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
@@ -3625,9 +3625,6 @@ extern void uITRON4_free(void *p) ;
 
 /* Linux Kernel Module */
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_LINUXKM
-    #ifndef WOLFSSL_NO_GETPID
-        #define WOLFSSL_NO_GETPID
-    #endif /* WOLFSSL_NO_GETPID */
     #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
         #include <config.h>
         #undef HAVE_CONFIG_H
@@ -3681,6 +3678,9 @@ extern void uITRON4_free(void *p) ;
     #undef WOLFSSL_HAVE_MAX
     #undef WOLFSSL_HAVE_ASSERT_H
     #define WOLFSSL_NO_ASSERT_H
+    #ifndef WOLFSSL_NO_GETPID
+        #define WOLFSSL_NO_GETPID
+    #endif /* WOLFSSL_NO_GETPID */
     #ifndef SIZEOF_LONG
         #define SIZEOF_LONG         8
     #endif
@@ -3731,6 +3731,18 @@ extern void uITRON4_free(void *p) ;
             #define WC_SANITIZE_ENABLE() kasan_enable_current()
         #endif
     #endif
+
+    #if !defined(WC_RESEED_INTERVAL) && defined(LINUXKM_LKCAPI_REGISTER)
+        /* If installing handlers, use the maximum reseed interval allowed by
+         * NIST SP 800-90A Rev. 1, to avoid unnecessary delays in DRBG
+         * generation.
+         */
+        #ifdef WORD64_AVAILABLE
+            #define WC_RESEED_INTERVAL (1UL<<48UL)
+        #else
+            #define WC_RESEED_INTERVAL 0xffffffffU
+        #endif
+    #endif
 #endif