diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8a5a9cd42a..9c2630325b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -5147,6 +5147,9 @@ AS_CASE([$FIPS_VERSION],
         AS_IF([test "$ENABLED_SHA224" != "yes" && (test "$FIPS_VERSION" != "v5-dev" || test "$enable_sha224" != "no")],
             [ENABLED_SHA224="yes"; AM_CFLAGS="$AM_CFLAGS -DWOLFSSL_SHA224"])
 
+        AS_IF([test "$ENABLED_SHA3" != "yes" && (test "$FIPS_VERSION" != "v5-dev" || test "$enable_sha3" != "no")],
+            [ENABLED_SHA3="yes"; AM_CFLAGS="$AM_CFLAGS -DWOLFSSL_SHA3"])
+
         AS_IF([test "$ENABLED_WOLFSSH" != "yes" && (test "$FIPS_VERSION" != "v5-dev" || test "$enable_ssh" != "no")],
             [enable_ssh="yes"])