diff --git a/apps/req.c b/apps/req.c
index 1f24be79bd..1105e59e67 100644
--- a/apps/req.c
+++ b/apps/req.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ int MAIN(int argc, char **argv)
 #ifndef OPENSSL_NO_DSA
 	DSA *dsa_params=NULL;
 #endif
-#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_EC
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_ECDSA
 	EC_KEY *ec_params = NULL;
 #endif
 	unsigned long nmflag = 0;
@@ -327,8 +327,8 @@ int MAIN(int argc, char **argv)
 				}
 			else 
 #endif
-#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_EC
-				if (strncmp("ecdsa:",p,4) == 0)
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_ECDSA
+				if (strncmp("ec:",p,4) == 0)
 				{
 				X509 *xtmp=NULL;
 				EVP_PKEY *dtmp;
@@ -354,7 +354,8 @@ int MAIN(int argc, char **argv)
 						goto end;
 						}
 
-					if ((dtmp=X509_get_pubkey(xtmp)) == NULL) goto end;
+					if ((dtmp=X509_get_pubkey(xtmp))==NULL)
+						goto end;
 					if (dtmp->type == EVP_PKEY_EC)
 						ec_params = ECParameters_dup(dtmp->pkey.eckey);
 					EVP_PKEY_free(dtmp);
@@ -485,7 +486,9 @@ bad:
 		BIO_printf(bio_err,"                the random number generator\n");
 		BIO_printf(bio_err," -newkey rsa:bits generate a new RSA key of 'bits' in size\n");
 		BIO_printf(bio_err," -newkey dsa:file generate a new DSA key, parameters taken from CA in 'file'\n");
-		BIO_printf(bio_err," -newkey ecdsa:file generate a new ECDSA key, parameters taken from CA in 'file'\n");
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_ECDSA
+		BIO_printf(bio_err," -newkey ec:file generate a new EC key, parameters taken from CA in 'file'\n");
+#endif
 		BIO_printf(bio_err," -[digest]      Digest to sign with (md5, sha1, md2, mdc2, md4)\n");
 		BIO_printf(bio_err," -config file   request template file.\n");
 		BIO_printf(bio_err," -subj arg      set or modify request subject\n");
@@ -708,14 +711,14 @@ bad:
 			}
 
 		if (newkey < MIN_KEY_LENGTH && (pkey_type == TYPE_RSA || pkey_type == TYPE_DSA))
-		/* TODO: appropriate minimal keylength for the different algorithm (esp. ECDSA) */
 			{
 			BIO_printf(bio_err,"private key length is too short,\n");
 			BIO_printf(bio_err,"it needs to be at least %d bits, not %d\n",MIN_KEY_LENGTH,newkey);
 			goto end;
 			}
 		BIO_printf(bio_err,"Generating a %d bit %s private key\n",
-			newkey,(pkey_type == TYPE_RSA)?"RSA":(pkey_type == TYPE_DSA)?"DSA":"ECDSA");
+			newkey,(pkey_type == TYPE_RSA)?"RSA":
+			(pkey_type == TYPE_DSA)?"DSA":"EC");
 
 		if ((pkey=EVP_PKEY_new()) == NULL) goto end;
 
@@ -737,7 +740,7 @@ bad:
 			dsa_params=NULL;
 			}
 #endif
-#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_EC
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_ECDSA
 			if (pkey_type == TYPE_EC)
 			{
 			if (!EC_KEY_generate_key(ec_params)) goto end;
@@ -1137,7 +1140,7 @@ end:
 #ifndef OPENSSL_NO_DSA
 	if (dsa_params != NULL) DSA_free(dsa_params);
 #endif
-#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_EC
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_ECDSA
 	if (ec_params != NULL) EC_KEY_free(ec_params);
 #endif
 	apps_shutdown();
diff --git a/crypto/evp/p_lib.c b/crypto/evp/p_lib.c
index 1056e4bffd..c7a3dee108 100644
--- a/crypto/evp/p_lib.c
+++ b/crypto/evp/p_lib.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ int EVP_PKEY_size(EVP_PKEY *pkey)
 		if (pkey->type == EVP_PKEY_DSA)
 		return(DSA_size(pkey->pkey.dsa));
 #endif
-#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_EC
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_ECDSA
 		if (pkey->type == EVP_PKEY_EC)
 		return(ECDSA_size(pkey->pkey.eckey));
 #endif