diff --git a/net/lighttpd/Makefile b/net/lighttpd/Makefile
index 00616a2377..d5b21c987e 100644
--- a/net/lighttpd/Makefile
+++ b/net/lighttpd/Makefile
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ config LIGHTTPD_PCRE2
 if PACKAGE_lighttpd
 	choice
 		prompt "crypto library"
-		default LIGHTTPD_CRYPTOLIB_NETTLE
+		default LIGHTTPD_CRYPTOLIB_WOLFSSL
 		help
 		  library to use for cryptographic algorithms