diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index 90f908cff..316b71583 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -2857,6 +2857,7 @@ int wolfSSL_get_alert_history(WOLFSSL* ssl, WOLFSSL_ALERT_HISTORY *h)
     return WOLFSSL_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+#ifdef OPENSSL_EXTRA
 /* returns SSL_WRITING, SSL_READING or SSL_NOTHING */
 int wolfSSL_want(WOLFSSL* ssl)
 {
@@ -2869,6 +2870,7 @@ int wolfSSL_want(WOLFSSL* ssl)
     }
     return rw_state;
 }
+#endif
 
 /* return TRUE if current error is want read */
 int wolfSSL_want_read(WOLFSSL* ssl)
diff --git a/wolfssl/ssl.h b/wolfssl/ssl.h
index cbce79f8f..4734c7e29 100644
--- a/wolfssl/ssl.h
+++ b/wolfssl/ssl.h
@@ -1625,7 +1625,9 @@ WOLFSSL_API int  wolfSSL_CTX_set_session_id_context(WOLFSSL_CTX*,
 WOLFSSL_API WOLFSSL_X509* wolfSSL_get_peer_certificate(WOLFSSL* ssl);
 WOLFSSL_API WOLF_STACK_OF(WOLFSSL_X509)* wolfSSL_get_peer_cert_chain(const WOLFSSL*);
 
+#ifdef OPENSSL_EXTRA
 WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_want(WOLFSSL*);
+#endif
 WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_want_read(WOLFSSL*);
 WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_want_write(WOLFSSL*);