diff --git a/library/ecp_curves.c b/library/ecp_curves.c
index 92bbb896a5..137ef1ede8 100644
--- a/library/ecp_curves.c
+++ b/library/ecp_curves.c
@@ -553,6 +553,22 @@ static const mbedtls_mpi_uint brainpoolP512r1_n[] = {
 };
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_BP512R1_ENABLED */
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_SECP192R1_ENABLED) ||   \
+    defined(MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_SECP224R1_ENABLED) ||   \
+    defined(MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_SECP256R1_ENABLED) ||   \
+    defined(MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_SECP384R1_ENABLED) ||   \
+    defined(MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_SECP521R1_ENABLED) ||   \
+    defined(MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_BP256R1_ENABLED)   ||   \
+    defined(MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_BP384R1_ENABLED)   ||   \
+    defined(MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_BP512R1_ENABLED)   ||   \
+    defined(MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_SECP192K1_ENABLED) ||   \
+    defined(MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_SECP224K1_ENABLED) ||   \
+    defined(MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_SECP256K1_ENABLED)
+/* For these curves, we build the group parameters dynamically. */
+#define ECP_LOAD_GROUP
+#endif
+
+#if defined(ECP_LOAD_GROUP)
 /*
  * Create an MPI from embedded constants
  * (assumes len is an exact multiple of sizeof mbedtls_mpi_uint)
@@ -603,6 +619,7 @@ static int ecp_group_load( mbedtls_ecp_group *grp,
 
     return( 0 );
 }
+#endif /* ECP_LOAD_GROUP */
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_ECP_NIST_OPTIM)
 /* Forward declarations */
@@ -644,6 +661,7 @@ static int ecp_mod_p224k1( mbedtls_mpi * );
 static int ecp_mod_p256k1( mbedtls_mpi * );
 #endif
 
+#if defined(ECP_LOAD_GROUP)
 #define LOAD_GROUP_A( G )   ecp_group_load( grp,            \
                             G ## _p,  sizeof( G ## _p  ),   \
                             G ## _a,  sizeof( G ## _a  ),   \
@@ -659,6 +677,7 @@ static int ecp_mod_p256k1( mbedtls_mpi * );
                             G ## _gx, sizeof( G ## _gx ),   \
                             G ## _gy, sizeof( G ## _gy ),   \
                             G ## _n,  sizeof( G ## _n  ) )
+#endif /* ECP_LOAD_GROUP */
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_ECP_DP_CURVE25519_ENABLED)
 /*