diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/port/silabs/silabs_ecc.c b/wolfcrypt/src/port/silabs/silabs_ecc.c
index 76e86d361..65ab1c53b 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/port/silabs/silabs_ecc.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/port/silabs/silabs_ecc.c
@@ -245,8 +245,7 @@ int silabs_ecc_sig_to_rs(ecc_key* key, word32 keySz)
     key->key.size = keySz;
     key->key.storage.method = SL_SE_KEY_STORAGE_EXTERNAL_PLAINTEXT;
     key->key.flags = SL_SE_KEY_FLAG_ASYMMETRIC_BUFFER_HAS_PUBLIC_KEY
-        | SL_SE_KEY_FLAG_ASYMMMETRIC_SIGNING_ONLY
-        ;
+        | SL_SE_KEY_FLAG_ASYMMMETRIC_SIGNING_ONLY;
 
     sl_stat = sl_se_get_storage_size(&key->key, &key->key.storage.location.buffer.size);
     key->key.storage.location.buffer.pointer = key->key_raw;
diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/port/silabs/silabs_hash.c b/wolfcrypt/src/port/silabs/silabs_hash.c
index 0fc290f2c..8de8cdd61 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/port/silabs/silabs_hash.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/port/silabs/silabs_hash.c
@@ -87,11 +87,8 @@ int wc_silabs_se_hash_init (wc_silabs_sha_t* sha, enum wc_HashType type)
         break;
     }
 
-    if (rr == SL_STATUS_OK) {
-      /* init handles if it is already initialized */
-      ret = sl_se_init();
-    } else {
-      ret = BUFFER_E;
+    if (rr != SL_STATUS_OK) {
+      ret = WC_HW_E;
     }
 
     return ret;
diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/wc_port.c b/wolfcrypt/src/wc_port.c
index cc3d1e0fa..5b9ee6132 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/wc_port.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/wc_port.c
@@ -216,6 +216,11 @@ int wolfCrypt_Init(void)
         }
     #endif
 
+    #ifdef WOLFSSL_SILABS_SE_ACCEL
+        /* init handles if it is already initialized */
+        ret = sl_se_init();
+    #endif
+
     #ifdef WOLFSSL_ARMASM
         WOLFSSL_MSG("Using ARM hardware acceleration");
     #endif