diff --git a/cmake/ExternalIntelHEXL.cmake b/cmake/ExternalIntelHEXL.cmake
index 8a1f971d8..da1a9227d 100644
--- a/cmake/ExternalIntelHEXL.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ExternalIntelHEXL.cmake
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ FetchContent_Declare(
     hexl
     PREFIX hexl
     GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/intel/hexl
-    GIT_TAG c28943d # v1.1.0
+    GIT_TAG 2dc1db # v1.1.0
 )
 FetchContent_GetProperties(hexl)
 
diff --git a/native/src/seal/util/CMakeLists.txt b/native/src/seal/util/CMakeLists.txt
index b0885bc6d..98d045059 100644
--- a/native/src/seal/util/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/native/src/seal/util/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ set(SEAL_SOURCE_FILES ${SEAL_SOURCE_FILES}
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/galois.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/hash.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/iterator.cpp
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/intel_seal_ext.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/mempool.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/numth.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/polyarithsmallmod.cpp
diff --git a/native/src/seal/util/intel_seal_ext.cpp b/native/src/seal/util/intel_seal_ext.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74fd48d78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/src/seal/util/intel_seal_ext.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license.
+
+#include "seal/util/defines.h"
+
+#ifdef SEAL_USE_INTEL_HEXL
+#include "seal/memorymanager.h"
+#include "seal/util/intel_seal_ext.h"
+#include "seal/util/locks.h"
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include "hexl/hexl.hpp"
+
+namespace intel
+{
+    namespace seal_ext
+    {
+        intel::hexl::NTT get_ntt(size_t N, uint64_t modulus, uint64_t root)
+        {
+            static std::unordered_map<std::pair<uint64_t, uint64_t>, intel::hexl::NTT, seal_ext::HashPair> ntt_cache_;
+
+            static seal::util::ReaderWriterLocker ntt_cache_locker_;
+
+            std::pair<uint64_t, uint64_t> key{ N, modulus };
+
+            // Enable shared access of NTT already present
+            {
+                seal::util::ReaderLock reader_lock(ntt_cache_locker_.acquire_read());
+                auto ntt_it = ntt_cache_.find(key);
+                if (ntt_it != ntt_cache_.end())
+                {
+                    return ntt_it->second;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Deal with NTT not yet present
+            seal::util::WriterLock write_lock(ntt_cache_locker_.acquire_write());
+
+            // Check ntt_cache for value (maybe added by another thread)
+            auto ntt_it = ntt_cache_.find(key);
+            if (ntt_it == ntt_cache_.end())
+            {
+                intel::hexl::NTT ntt(
+                    N, modulus, root, seal::MemoryManager::GetPool(), intel::hexl::SimpleThreadSafePolicy{});
+                ntt_it = ntt_cache_.emplace(std::move(key), std::move(ntt)).first;
+            }
+            return ntt_it->second;
+        }
+    } // namespace seal_ext
+} // namespace intel
+
+#endif
diff --git a/native/src/seal/util/intel_seal_ext.h b/native/src/seal/util/intel_seal_ext.h
index 8bb78ef4a..567a0cf5f 100644
--- a/native/src/seal/util/intel_seal_ext.h
+++ b/native/src/seal/util/intel_seal_ext.h
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "seal/util/defines.h"
+
 #ifdef SEAL_USE_INTEL_HEXL
 #include "seal/memorymanager.h"
+#include "seal/util/iterator.h"
 #include "seal/util/locks.h"
+#include "seal/util/pointer.h"
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include "hexl/hexl.hpp"
 
@@ -140,10 +144,6 @@ namespace intel
             }
         };
 
-        static std::unordered_map<std::pair<uint64_t, uint64_t>, intel::hexl::NTT, HashPair> ntt_cache_;
-
-        static seal::util::ReaderWriterLocker ntt_cache_locker_;
-
         /**
         Returns a HEXL NTT object corresponding to the given parameters.
 
@@ -151,36 +151,10 @@ namespace intel
         @param[in] modulus The modulus
         @param[in] root The root of unity
         */
-        static intel::hexl::NTT get_ntt(size_t N, uint64_t modulus, uint64_t root)
-        {
-            std::pair<uint64_t, uint64_t> key{ N, modulus };
-
-            // Enable shared access of NTT already present
-            {
-                seal::util::ReaderLock reader_lock(ntt_cache_locker_.acquire_read());
-                auto ntt_it = ntt_cache_.find(key);
-                if (ntt_it != ntt_cache_.end())
-                {
-                    return ntt_it->second;
-                }
-            }
-
-            // Deal with NTT not yet present
-            seal::util::WriterLock write_lock(ntt_cache_locker_.acquire_write());
-
-            // Check ntt_cache for value (maybe added by another thread)
-            auto ntt_it = ntt_cache_.find(key);
-            if (ntt_it == ntt_cache_.end())
-            {
-                intel::hexl::NTT ntt(
-                    N, modulus, root, seal::MemoryManager::GetPool(), intel::hexl::SimpleThreadSafePolicy{});
-                ntt_it = ntt_cache_.emplace(std::move(key), std::move(ntt)).first;
-            }
-            return ntt_it->second;
-        }
+        intel::hexl::NTT get_ntt(size_t N, uint64_t modulus, uint64_t root);
 
         /**
-        Computes for forward negacyclic NTT from the given parameters.
+        Computes the forward negacyclic NTT from the given parameters.
 
         @param[in,out] operand The data on which to compute the NTT.
         @param[in] N The polynomial modulus degree
@@ -189,7 +163,7 @@ namespace intel
         @param[in] input_mod_factor Bounds the input data to the range [0, input_mod_factor * modulus)
         @param[in] output_mod_factor Bounds the output data to the range [0, output_mod_factor * modulus)
         */
-        static void compute_forward_ntt(
+        inline void compute_forward_ntt(
             seal::util::CoeffIter operand, size_t N, uint64_t modulus, uint64_t root, uint64_t input_mod_factor,
             uint64_t output_mod_factor)
         {
@@ -197,7 +171,7 @@ namespace intel
         }
 
         /**
-        Computes for inverse negacyclic NTT from the given parameters.
+        Computes the inverse negacyclic NTT from the given parameters.
 
         @param[in,out] operand The data on which to compute the NTT.
         @param[in] N The polynomial modulus degree
@@ -206,7 +180,7 @@ namespace intel
         @param[in] input_mod_factor Bounds the input data to the range [0, input_mod_factor * modulus)
         @param[in] output_mod_factor Bounds the output data to the range [0, output_mod_factor * modulus)
         */
-        static void compute_inverse_ntt(
+        inline void compute_inverse_ntt(
             seal::util::CoeffIter operand, size_t N, uint64_t modulus, uint64_t root, uint64_t input_mod_factor,
             uint64_t output_mod_factor)
         {
@@ -215,4 +189,5 @@ namespace intel
 
     } // namespace seal_ext
 } // namespace intel
+
 #endif
diff --git a/native/src/seal/util/ntt.cpp b/native/src/seal/util/ntt.cpp
index 621df3873..bc36b1467 100644
--- a/native/src/seal/util/ntt.cpp
+++ b/native/src/seal/util/ntt.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ namespace seal
                 throw invalid_argument("invalid modulus");
             }
 
+#ifdef SEAL_USE_INTEL_HEXL
+            // Pre-compute HEXL NTT object
+            intel::seal_ext::get_ntt(coeff_count_, modulus.value(), root_);
+#endif
+
             // Populate tables with powers of root in specific orders.
             root_powers_ = allocate<MultiplyUIntModOperand>(coeff_count_, pool_);
             MultiplyUIntModOperand root;