diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b52282e..d84fc9d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ SET( DEFAULT_LIBRARY_INSTALL_DIR lib/ )
 SET( DEFAULT_EXECUTABLE_INSTALL_DIR bin/ )
 SET( CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX _debug )
 SET( BUILD_SHARED_LIBS NO )
-SET( ECC_IMPL openssl CACHE STRING "openssl or secp256k1 or mixed" )
+SET( ECC_IMPL secp256k1 CACHE STRING "secp256k1 or openssl or mixed" )
 
 set(platformBitness 32)
 if(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8)