diff --git a/crypto/ec/ec2_smpl.c b/crypto/ec/ec2_smpl.c
index e0e59c7d8..62223cbb0 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ec2_smpl.c
+++ b/crypto/ec/ec2_smpl.c
@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@
 
 const EC_METHOD *EC_GF2m_simple_method(void)
 	{
-#ifdef OPENSSL_FIPS
-	return fips_ec_gf2m_simple_method();
-#else
 	static const EC_METHOD ret = {
 		EC_FLAGS_DEFAULT_OCT,
 		NID_X9_62_characteristic_two_field,
@@ -125,8 +122,12 @@ const EC_METHOD *EC_GF2m_simple_method(void)
 		0 /* field_decode */,
 		0 /* field_set_to_one */ };
 
-	return &ret;
+#ifdef OPENSSL_FIPS
+	if (FIPS_mode())
+		return fips_ec_gf2m_simple_method();
 #endif
+
+	return &ret;
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/crypto/ec/ecp_mont.c b/crypto/ec/ecp_mont.c
index f04f132c7..3c5ec1965 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ecp_mont.c
+++ b/crypto/ec/ecp_mont.c
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@
 
 const EC_METHOD *EC_GFp_mont_method(void)
 	{
-#ifdef OPENSSL_FIPS
-	return fips_ec_gfp_mont_method();
-#else
 	static const EC_METHOD ret = {
 		EC_FLAGS_DEFAULT_OCT,
 		NID_X9_62_prime_field,
@@ -114,8 +111,12 @@ const EC_METHOD *EC_GFp_mont_method(void)
 		ec_GFp_mont_field_decode,
 		ec_GFp_mont_field_set_to_one };
 
-	return &ret;
+#ifdef OPENSSL_FIPS
+	if (FIPS_mode())
+		return fips_ec_gfp_mont_method();
 #endif
+
+	return &ret;
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/crypto/ec/ecp_nist.c b/crypto/ec/ecp_nist.c
index aad2d5f44..db3b99e06 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ecp_nist.c
+++ b/crypto/ec/ecp_nist.c
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@
 
 const EC_METHOD *EC_GFp_nist_method(void)
 	{
-#ifdef OPENSSL_FIPS
-	return fips_ec_gfp_nist_method();
-#else
 	static const EC_METHOD ret = {
 		EC_FLAGS_DEFAULT_OCT,
 		NID_X9_62_prime_field,
@@ -115,8 +112,12 @@ const EC_METHOD *EC_GFp_nist_method(void)
 		0 /* field_decode */,
 		0 /* field_set_to_one */ };
 
-	return &ret;
+#ifdef OPENSSL_FIPS
+	if (FIPS_mode())
+		return fips_ec_gfp_nist_method();
 #endif
+
+	return &ret;
 	}
 
 int ec_GFp_nist_group_copy(EC_GROUP *dest, const EC_GROUP *src)
diff --git a/crypto/ec/ecp_smpl.c b/crypto/ec/ecp_smpl.c
index ef5285477..ba56983f9 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ecp_smpl.c
+++ b/crypto/ec/ecp_smpl.c
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@
 
 const EC_METHOD *EC_GFp_simple_method(void)
 	{
-#ifdef OPENSSL_FIPS
-	return fips_ec_gfp_simple_method();
-#else
 	static const EC_METHOD ret = {
 		EC_FLAGS_DEFAULT_OCT,
 		NID_X9_62_prime_field,
@@ -115,8 +112,12 @@ const EC_METHOD *EC_GFp_simple_method(void)
 		0 /* field_decode */,
 		0 /* field_set_to_one */ };
 
-	return &ret;
+#ifdef OPENSSL_FIPS
+	if (FIPS_mode())
+		return fips_ec_gfp_simple_method();
 #endif
+
+	return &ret;
 	}