diff --git a/quarkus/deployment/src/main/java/org/keycloak/quarkus/deployment/KeycloakProcessor.java b/quarkus/deployment/src/main/java/org/keycloak/quarkus/deployment/KeycloakProcessor.java
index 5bd87c5b6f..9b6f5d82fd 100644
--- a/quarkus/deployment/src/main/java/org/keycloak/quarkus/deployment/KeycloakProcessor.java
+++ b/quarkus/deployment/src/main/java/org/keycloak/quarkus/deployment/KeycloakProcessor.java
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ import org.keycloak.authorization.policy.provider.PolicySpi;
 import org.keycloak.authorization.policy.provider.js.DeployedScriptPolicyFactory;
 import org.keycloak.common.Profile;
 import org.keycloak.common.crypto.FipsMode;
-import org.keycloak.common.profile.PropertiesFileProfileConfigResolver;
 import org.keycloak.common.util.StreamUtil;
 import org.keycloak.config.SecurityOptions;
 import org.keycloak.config.StorageOptions;
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ import org.keycloak.provider.ProviderManager;
 import org.keycloak.provider.Spi;
 import org.keycloak.quarkus.runtime.Environment;
 import org.keycloak.quarkus.runtime.KeycloakRecorder;
-import org.keycloak.quarkus.runtime.QuarkusProfileConfigResolver;
 import org.keycloak.quarkus.runtime.configuration.Configuration;
 import org.keycloak.quarkus.runtime.configuration.KeycloakConfigSourceProvider;
 import org.keycloak.quarkus.runtime.configuration.MicroProfileConfigProvider;
@@ -139,6 +137,7 @@ import java.util.jar.JarEntry;
 import java.util.jar.JarFile;
 
 import static org.keycloak.connections.jpa.util.JpaUtils.loadSpecificNamedQueries;
+import static org.keycloak.quarkus.runtime.Environment.getCurrentOrCreateFeatureProfile;
 import static org.keycloak.quarkus.runtime.Environment.getProviderFiles;
 import static org.keycloak.quarkus.runtime.KeycloakRecorder.DEFAULT_HEALTH_ENDPOINT;
 import static org.keycloak.quarkus.runtime.KeycloakRecorder.DEFAULT_METRICS_ENDPOINT;
@@ -222,9 +221,9 @@ class KeycloakProcessor {
     @BuildStep
     @Consume(ConfigBuildItem.class)
     ProfileBuildItem configureProfile(KeycloakRecorder recorder) {
-        Profile profile = Profile.configure(
-                new QuarkusProfileConfigResolver(),
-                new PropertiesFileProfileConfigResolver()); // Need profile.properties for now as testsuite relies on it
+        Profile profile = getCurrentOrCreateFeatureProfile();
+
+        // record the features so that they are not calculated again at runtime
         recorder.configureProfile(profile.getName(), profile.getFeatures());
 
         return new ProfileBuildItem();
diff --git a/quarkus/runtime/src/main/java/org/keycloak/quarkus/runtime/Environment.java b/quarkus/runtime/src/main/java/org/keycloak/quarkus/runtime/Environment.java
index fd691b0602..1af0c002e8 100644
--- a/quarkus/runtime/src/main/java/org/keycloak/quarkus/runtime/Environment.java
+++ b/quarkus/runtime/src/main/java/org/keycloak/quarkus/runtime/Environment.java
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ import io.quarkus.runtime.configuration.ProfileManager;
 import io.smallrye.config.SmallRyeConfig;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.SystemUtils;
+import org.keycloak.common.Profile;
+import org.keycloak.common.profile.PropertiesFileProfileConfigResolver;
 import org.keycloak.quarkus.runtime.configuration.PersistedConfigSource;
 
 public final class Environment {
@@ -235,4 +237,21 @@ public final class Environment {
     public static void setHomeDir(Path path) {
         System.setProperty("kc.home.dir", path.toFile().getAbsolutePath());
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Do not call this method at runtime.</p>
+     *
+     * The method is marked as {@code synchronized} because build steps are executed in parallel.
+     *
+     * @return the current feature profile instance
+     */
+    public synchronized static Profile getCurrentOrCreateFeatureProfile() {
+        Profile profile = Profile.getInstance();
+
+        if (profile == null) {
+            profile = Profile.configure(new QuarkusProfileConfigResolver(), new PropertiesFileProfileConfigResolver());
+        }
+
+        return profile;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/quarkus/runtime/src/main/java/org/keycloak/quarkus/runtime/configuration/mappers/ClassLoaderPropertyMappers.java b/quarkus/runtime/src/main/java/org/keycloak/quarkus/runtime/configuration/mappers/ClassLoaderPropertyMappers.java
index f1793c564a..2901910f41 100644
--- a/quarkus/runtime/src/main/java/org/keycloak/quarkus/runtime/configuration/mappers/ClassLoaderPropertyMappers.java
+++ b/quarkus/runtime/src/main/java/org/keycloak/quarkus/runtime/configuration/mappers/ClassLoaderPropertyMappers.java
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 package org.keycloak.quarkus.runtime.configuration.mappers;
 
+import static org.keycloak.quarkus.runtime.Environment.getCurrentOrCreateFeatureProfile;
 import static org.keycloak.quarkus.runtime.configuration.mappers.PropertyMapper.fromOption;
 
 import io.smallrye.config.ConfigSourceInterceptorContext;
 import java.util.Optional;
+
 import org.keycloak.common.Profile;
-import org.keycloak.common.profile.PropertiesFileProfileConfigResolver;
+import org.keycloak.common.Profile.Feature;
 import org.keycloak.config.ClassLoaderOptions;
 import org.keycloak.quarkus.runtime.Environment;
-import org.keycloak.quarkus.runtime.QuarkusProfileConfigResolver;
 
 final class ClassLoaderPropertyMappers {
 
@@ -25,9 +26,9 @@ final class ClassLoaderPropertyMappers {
 
     private static Optional<String> resolveIgnoredArtifacts(Optional<String> value, ConfigSourceInterceptorContext context) {
         if (Environment.isRebuildCheck() || Environment.isRebuild()) {
-            Profile profile = Profile.configure(new QuarkusProfileConfigResolver(), new PropertiesFileProfileConfigResolver());
+            Profile profile = getCurrentOrCreateFeatureProfile();
 
-            if (profile.getFeatures().get(Profile.Feature.FIPS)) {
+            if (profile.getFeatures().get(Feature.FIPS)) {
                 return Optional.of(
                         "org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on,org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15on,org.bouncycastle:bcutil-jdk15on,org.keycloak:keycloak-crypto-default");
             }
diff --git a/quarkus/runtime/src/main/java/org/keycloak/quarkus/runtime/configuration/mappers/SecurityPropertyMappers.java b/quarkus/runtime/src/main/java/org/keycloak/quarkus/runtime/configuration/mappers/SecurityPropertyMappers.java
index c6f7a2a8ab..cefc543c1b 100644
--- a/quarkus/runtime/src/main/java/org/keycloak/quarkus/runtime/configuration/mappers/SecurityPropertyMappers.java
+++ b/quarkus/runtime/src/main/java/org/keycloak/quarkus/runtime/configuration/mappers/SecurityPropertyMappers.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import static org.keycloak.quarkus.runtime.configuration.mappers.PropertyMapper.
 
 import java.util.Optional;
 
+import org.keycloak.common.Profile;
+import org.keycloak.common.Profile.Feature;
 import org.keycloak.common.crypto.FipsMode;
 import org.keycloak.config.SecurityOptions;
 
@@ -25,21 +27,13 @@ final class SecurityPropertyMappers {
 
     private static Optional<String> resolveFipsMode(Optional<String> value, ConfigSourceInterceptorContext context) {
         if (value.isEmpty()) {
+            if (Profile.isFeatureEnabled(Feature.FIPS)) {
+                return of(FipsMode.NON_STRICT.toString());
+            }
+
             return of(FipsMode.DISABLED.toString());
         }
 
         return of(FipsMode.valueOfOption(value.get()).toString());
     }
-
-    private static Optional<String> resolveSecurityProvider(Optional<String> value,
-            ConfigSourceInterceptorContext configSourceInterceptorContext) {
-        FipsMode fipsMode = value.map(FipsMode::valueOfOption)
-                .orElse(FipsMode.DISABLED);
-
-        if (fipsMode.isFipsEnabled()) {
-            return of("BCFIPS");
-        }
-
-        return value;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/quarkus/tests/integration/src/test/java/org/keycloak/it/cli/dist/FipsDistTest.java b/quarkus/tests/integration/src/test/java/org/keycloak/it/cli/dist/FipsDistTest.java
index c1d1fac69b..755529f3ef 100644
--- a/quarkus/tests/integration/src/test/java/org/keycloak/it/cli/dist/FipsDistTest.java
+++ b/quarkus/tests/integration/src/test/java/org/keycloak/it/cli/dist/FipsDistTest.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public class FipsDistTest {
         runOnFipsEnabledDistribution(dist, () -> {
             CLIResult cliResult = dist.run("start");
             cliResult.assertStarted();
+            cliResult.assertMessageWasShownExactlyNumberOfTimes("Preview features enabled: fips", 2);
             cliResult.assertMessage("Java security providers: [ \n"
                     + " KC(BCFIPS version 1.000203, FIPS-JVM: " + KeycloakFipsSecurityProvider.isSystemFipsEnabled() + ") version 1.0 - class org.keycloak.crypto.fips.KeycloakFipsSecurityProvider");
         });