diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e9c60178d6..fbb2a20c40 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 ### Features
 
 ### Enhancements
+- Make security plugin aware of FIPS build param (-Pcrypto.standard=FIPS-140-3) ([#5952](https://github.com/opensearch-project/security/pull/5952))
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4707aaa986..a738fb4535 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 
 import com.diffplug.gradle.spotless.JavaExtension
+import org.opensearch.gradle.info.FipsBuildParams
 import org.opensearch.gradle.test.RestIntegTestTask
 import groovy.json.JsonBuilder
 
@@ -677,9 +678,16 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "com.google.guava:guava:${guava_version}"
     implementation 'org.greenrobot:eventbus-java:3.3.1'
     implementation 'commons-cli:commons-cli:1.11.0'
-    implementation "org.bouncycastle:bc-fips:${versions.bouncycastle_jce}"
-    implementation "org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-fips:${versions.bouncycastle_pkix}"
-    implementation "org.bouncycastle:bcutil-fips:${versions.bouncycastle_util}"
+    // When building with -Pcrypto.standard=FIPS-140-3, bcFips jars are provided by OpenSearch
+    if (FipsBuildParams.isInFipsMode()) {
+        compileOnly "org.bouncycastle:bc-fips:${versions.bouncycastle_jce}"
+        compileOnly "org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-fips:${versions.bouncycastle_pkix}"
+        compileOnly "org.bouncycastle:bcutil-fips:${versions.bouncycastle_util}"
+    } else {
+        implementation "org.bouncycastle:bc-fips:${versions.bouncycastle_jce}"
+        implementation "org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-fips:${versions.bouncycastle_pkix}"
+        implementation "org.bouncycastle:bcutil-fips:${versions.bouncycastle_util}"
+    }
     implementation 'org.ldaptive:ldaptive:1.2.3'
     implementation 'com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt:10.7'
     implementation 'com.rfksystems:blake2b:2.0.0'