diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index daf1720cd..26ff9776b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1539,6 +1539,7 @@ then
     AM_CFLAGS="$AM_CFLAGS -DKEEP_PEER_CERT"
     AM_CFLAGS="$AM_CFLAGS -DHAVE_KEYING_MATERIAL"
     AM_CFLAGS="$AM_CFLAGS -DNO_SESSION_CACHE_REF"
+    AM_CFLAGS="$AM_CFLAGS -DWOLFSSL_VALIDATE_ECC_IMPORT"
 
     if test "$ENABLED_OPENSSLEXTRA" = "no"
     then