diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index ebe0b3ac82..1df33d6476 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -547,14 +547,12 @@ WOLFSSL_CTX* wolfSSL_CTX_new(WOLFSSL_METHOD* method)
 #endif
 }
 
-#ifdef OPENSSL_EXTRA
 /* increases CTX reference count to track proper time to "free" */
 int wolfSSL_CTX_up_ref(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx)
 {
     int refCount = SSL_CTX_RefCount(ctx, 1);
     return ((refCount > 1) ? WOLFSSL_SUCCESS : WOLFSSL_FAILURE);
 }
-#endif
 
 WOLFSSL_ABI
 void wolfSSL_CTX_free(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx)
diff --git a/wolfssl/ssl.h b/wolfssl/ssl.h
index e78a2134ba..ae33938338 100644
--- a/wolfssl/ssl.h
+++ b/wolfssl/ssl.h
@@ -999,8 +999,8 @@ WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_use_RSAPrivateKey_file(
 
 WOLFSSL_API WOLFSSL_CTX* wolfSSL_CTX_new_ex(WOLFSSL_METHOD* method, void* heap);
 WOLFSSL_ABI WOLFSSL_API WOLFSSL_CTX* wolfSSL_CTX_new(WOLFSSL_METHOD* method);
-#ifdef OPENSSL_EXTRA
 WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_CTX_up_ref(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx);
+#ifdef OPENSSL_EXTRA
 WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_CTX_set_ecdh_auto(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, int onoff);
 WOLFSSL_API int wolfSSL_get_signature_nid(WOLFSSL* ssl, int* nid);
 WOLFSSL_API int  wolfSSL_CTX_set1_sigalgs_list(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx,