diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/ecc.c b/wolfcrypt/src/ecc.c
index 5b15258b6f..a34ef0cdd5 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/ecc.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/ecc.c
@@ -4605,6 +4605,8 @@ static int wc_ecc_shared_secret_gen_async(ecc_key* private_key,
             ecc_point* point, byte* out, word32 *outlen)
 {
     int err = 0;
+
+#if defined(HAVE_CAVIUM_V) || defined(HAVE_INTEL_QA)
     DECLARE_CURVE_SPECS(3);
 
     /* load curve info */
@@ -4620,7 +4622,6 @@ static int wc_ecc_shared_secret_gen_async(ecc_key* private_key,
         return err;
     }
 
-#if defined(HAVE_CAVIUM_V) || defined(HAVE_INTEL_QA)
     if (private_key->dp
     #ifdef WOLFSSL_CUSTOM_CURVES
         && private_key->dp->id != ECC_CURVE_CUSTOM
@@ -4660,10 +4661,13 @@ static int wc_ecc_shared_secret_gen_async(ecc_key* private_key,
                 &curve->Af->raw, &curve->Bf->raw, &curve->prime->raw,
                 private_key->dp->cofactor);
     #endif
-        wc_ecc_curve_free(curve);
-        FREE_CURVE_SPECS();
-        return err;
+
+        if (err == WC_PENDING_E) {
+            /* advance state, next call will handle return code processing */
+            private_key->state++;
+        }
     }
+    else
 #elif defined(WOLFSSL_ASYNC_CRYPT_SW)
     if (wc_AsyncSwInit(&private_key->asyncDev, ASYNC_SW_ECC_SHARED_SEC)) {
         WC_ASYNC_SW* sw = &private_key->asyncDev.sw;
@@ -4671,46 +4675,23 @@ static int wc_ecc_shared_secret_gen_async(ecc_key* private_key,
         sw->eccSharedSec.public_point = point;
         sw->eccSharedSec.out = out;
         sw->eccSharedSec.outLen = outlen;
-        wc_ecc_curve_free(curve);
-        FREE_CURVE_SPECS();
-        return WC_PENDING_E;
+        err = WC_PENDING_E;
     }
+    else
 #endif
+    {
+        /* use sync in other cases */
+        err = wc_ecc_shared_secret_gen_sync(private_key, point, out, outlen);
+    }
 
-    /* use sync in other cases */
-    err = wc_ecc_shared_secret_gen_sync(private_key, point, out, outlen);
-
+#if defined(HAVE_CAVIUM_V) || defined(HAVE_INTEL_QA)
     wc_ecc_curve_free(curve);
     FREE_CURVE_SPECS();
-
-    return err;
-}
-#endif /* WOLFSSL_ASYNC_CRYPT && WC_ASYNC_ENABLE_ECC */
-
-int wc_ecc_shared_secret_gen(ecc_key* private_key, ecc_point* point,
-                                                    byte* out, word32 *outlen)
-{
-    int err = MP_OKAY;
-
-    if (private_key == NULL || point == NULL || out == NULL ||
-                                                            outlen == NULL) {
-        return BAD_FUNC_ARG;
-    }
-
-#if defined(WOLFSSL_ASYNC_CRYPT) && defined(WC_ASYNC_ENABLE_ECC)
-    if (private_key->asyncDev.marker == WOLFSSL_ASYNC_MARKER_ECC) {
-        err = wc_ecc_shared_secret_gen_async(private_key, point,
-            out, outlen);
-    }
-    else
 #endif
-    {
-        err = wc_ecc_shared_secret_gen_sync(private_key, point,
-            out, outlen);
-    }
 
     return err;
 }
+#endif /* WOLFSSL_ASYNC_CRYPT && WC_ASYNC_ENABLE_ECC */
 
 #ifndef WOLF_CRYPTO_CB_ONLY_ECC
 /**
@@ -4752,7 +4733,23 @@ int wc_ecc_shared_secret_ex(ecc_key* private_key, ecc_point* point,
         case ECC_STATE_SHARED_SEC_GEN:
             private_key->state = ECC_STATE_SHARED_SEC_GEN;
 
-            err = wc_ecc_shared_secret_gen(private_key, point, out, outlen);
+        #if defined(WOLFSSL_ASYNC_CRYPT) && defined(WC_ASYNC_ENABLE_ECC)
+            if (private_key->asyncDev.marker == WOLFSSL_ASYNC_MARKER_ECC) {
+                err = wc_ecc_shared_secret_gen_async(private_key, point,
+                    out, outlen);
+                if (err == 0) {
+                    /* advance state and exit early */
+                    private_key->state++;
+                    RESTORE_VECTOR_REGISTERS();
+                    return err;
+                }
+            }
+            else
+        #endif
+            {
+                err = wc_ecc_shared_secret_gen_sync(private_key, point,
+                    out, outlen);
+            }
             if (err < 0) {
                 break;
             }
@@ -4783,7 +4780,6 @@ int wc_ecc_shared_secret_ex(ecc_key* private_key, ecc_point* point,
 
     /* if async pending then return and skip done cleanup below */
     if (err == WC_PENDING_E) {
-        private_key->state++;
         return err;
     }
 
@@ -5029,7 +5025,7 @@ static int ecc_make_pub_ex(ecc_key* key, ecc_curve_spec* curveIn,
     #endif
     }
 
-#if defined(WOLFSSL_ASYNC_CRYPT) && defined(WC_ASYNC_ENABLE_ECC) && \
+#if defined(WOLFSSL_ASYNC_CRYPT) && defined(WC_ASYNC_ENABLE_ECC_KEYGEN) && \
     defined(HAVE_INTEL_QA)
     if (err == MP_OKAY && key->asyncDev.marker == WOLFSSL_ASYNC_MARKER_ECC) {
         word32 keySz = key->dp->size;
diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/ecc.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/ecc.h
index a5949d7918..97170eb4e3 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/ecc.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/ecc.h
@@ -570,12 +570,10 @@ ECC_API int ecc_projective_add_point(ecc_point* P, ecc_point* Q, ecc_point* R,
 ECC_API int ecc_projective_dbl_point(ecc_point* P, ecc_point* R, mp_int* a,
                                      mp_int* modulus, mp_digit mp);
 
-WOLFSSL_LOCAL
-int ecc_projective_add_point_safe(ecc_point* A, ecc_point* B, ecc_point* R,
-    mp_int* a, mp_int* modulus, mp_digit mp, int* infinity);
-WOLFSSL_LOCAL
-int ecc_projective_dbl_point_safe(ecc_point* P, ecc_point* R, mp_int* a,
-                                  mp_int* modulus, mp_digit mp);
+ECC_API int ecc_projective_add_point_safe(ecc_point* A, ecc_point* B,
+    ecc_point* R, mp_int* a, mp_int* modulus, mp_digit mp, int* infinity);
+ECC_API int ecc_projective_dbl_point_safe(ecc_point* P, ecc_point* R, mp_int* a,
+    mp_int* modulus, mp_digit mp);
 
 WOLFSSL_ABI WOLFSSL_API
 int wc_ecc_make_key(WC_RNG* rng, int keysize, ecc_key* key);
@@ -599,9 +597,7 @@ int wc_ecc_get_generator(ecc_point* ecp, int curve_idx);
 WOLFSSL_ABI WOLFSSL_API
 int wc_ecc_shared_secret(ecc_key* private_key, ecc_key* public_key, byte* out,
                       word32* outlen);
-WOLFSSL_LOCAL
-int wc_ecc_shared_secret_gen(ecc_key* private_key, ecc_point* point,
-                             byte* out, word32 *outlen);
+
 WOLFSSL_API
 int wc_ecc_shared_secret_ex(ecc_key* private_key, ecc_point* point,
                              byte* out, word32 *outlen);
@@ -727,10 +723,10 @@ int wc_ecc_point_is_on_curve(ecc_point *p, int curve_idx);
 WOLFSSL_API
 int wc_ecc_mulmod(const mp_int* k, ecc_point *G, ecc_point *R,
                   mp_int* a, mp_int* modulus, int map);
-WOLFSSL_LOCAL
+ECC_API
 int wc_ecc_mulmod_ex(const mp_int* k, ecc_point *G, ecc_point *R,
                   mp_int* a, mp_int* modulus, int map, void* heap);
-WOLFSSL_LOCAL
+ECC_API
 int wc_ecc_mulmod_ex2(const mp_int* k, ecc_point *G, ecc_point *R, mp_int* a,
                       mp_int* modulus, mp_int* order, WC_RNG* rng, int map,
                       void* heap);