diff --git a/src/crypto/crypto_openssl.c b/src/crypto/crypto_openssl.c
index 9ba7fc50c..dd70ffc9a 100644
--- a/src/crypto/crypto_openssl.c
+++ b/src/crypto/crypto_openssl.c
@@ -2245,7 +2245,7 @@ fail:
 struct crypto_ec_key * crypto_ec_key_gen(int group)
 {
 	EVP_PKEY_CTX *kctx = NULL;
-	EC_KEY *ec_params = NULL;
+	EC_KEY *ec_params = NULL, *eckey;
 	EVP_PKEY *params = NULL, *key = NULL;
 	int nid;
 
@@ -2278,6 +2278,13 @@ struct crypto_ec_key * crypto_ec_key_gen(int group)
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
+	eckey = EVP_PKEY_get0_EC_KEY(key);
+	if (!eckey) {
+		key = NULL;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+	EC_KEY_set_conv_form(eckey, POINT_CONVERSION_COMPRESSED);
+
 fail:
 	EC_KEY_free(ec_params);
 	EVP_PKEY_free(params);