diff --git a/src/crypto/CHIPCryptoPALmbedTLS.cpp b/src/crypto/CHIPCryptoPALmbedTLS.cpp
index c83ac6124ba78e..140794d727663e 100644
--- a/src/crypto/CHIPCryptoPALmbedTLS.cpp
+++ b/src/crypto/CHIPCryptoPALmbedTLS.cpp
@@ -1036,6 +1036,7 @@ P256Keypair::~P256Keypair()
 
 CHIP_ERROR P256Keypair::NewCertificateSigningRequest(uint8_t * out_csr, size_t & csr_length) const
 {
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_X509_CSR_WRITE_C)
     CHIP_ERROR error = CHIP_NO_ERROR;
     int result       = 0;
     size_t out_length;
@@ -1083,6 +1084,10 @@ CHIP_ERROR P256Keypair::NewCertificateSigningRequest(uint8_t * out_csr, size_t &
 
     _log_mbedTLS_error(result);
     return error;
+#else
+    ChipLogError(Crypto, "MBEDTLS_X509_CSR_WRITE_C is not enabled. CSR cannot be created");
+    return CHIP_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_CHIP_FEATURE;
+#endif
 }
 
 CHIP_ERROR VerifyCertificateSigningRequest(const uint8_t * csr_buf, size_t csr_length, P256PublicKey & pubkey)