diff --git a/agent/agent.go b/agent/agent.go
index acb0ccd94e01..388c7c3e6ffe 100644
--- a/agent/agent.go
+++ b/agent/agent.go
@@ -597,6 +597,12 @@ func (a *Agent) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	// regular and on-demand state synchronizations (anti-entropy).
 	a.sync = ae.NewStateSyncer(a.State, c.AEInterval, a.shutdownCh, a.logger)
 
+	err = validateFIPSConfig(a.config)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Log warning, rather than force breaking
+		a.logger.Warn("FIPS 140-2 Compliance", "issue", err)
+	}
+
 	// create the config for the rpc server/client
 	consulCfg, err := newConsulConfig(a.config, a.logger)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/agent/agent_oss.go b/agent/agent_oss.go
index 4153c66a0bd7..93e633cc656f 100644
--- a/agent/agent_oss.go
+++ b/agent/agent_oss.go
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ func (a *Agent) reloadEnterprise(conf *config.RuntimeConfig) error {
 func enterpriseConsulConfig(_ *consul.Config, _ *config.RuntimeConfig) {
 }
 
+// validateFIPSConfig is a noop stub for the func defined in agent_ent.go
+func validateFIPSConfig(_ *config.RuntimeConfig) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 // WriteEvent is a noop stub for the func defined agent_ent.go
 func (a *Agent) WriteEvent(eventType string, payload interface{}) {
 }