diff --git a/src/Mayaqua/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mayaqua/CMakeLists.txt
index 87f82538..0d0e32e0 100644
--- a/src/Mayaqua/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mayaqua/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,9 +18,14 @@ set_target_properties(mayaqua
 
 find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
 
-if(OPENSSL_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3") # Disable oqsprovider when OpenSSL version < 3
-  add_definitions(-DSKIP_OQS_PROVIDER)
+if(OPENSSL_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3")
+  set(OQS_ENABLE ON CACHE BOOL "By setting this to OFF, Open Quantum Safe algorithms will not be built in")
 else()
+  # Disable oqsprovider when OpenSSL version < 3
+  set(OQS_ENABLE OFF)
+endif()
+
+if(OQS_ENABLE)
   set(OQS_BUILD_ONLY_LIB ON CACHE BOOL "Set liboqs to build only the library (no tests)")
   set(BUILD_TESTING OFF CACHE BOOL "By setting this to OFF, no tests or examples will be compiled.")
   set(OQS_PROVIDER_BUILD_STATIC ON CACHE BOOL "Build a static library instead of a shared library") # Build oqsprovider as a static library (defaults to shared)
@@ -32,6 +37,8 @@ else()
   target_include_directories(oqsprovider PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/3rdparty/liboqs/include)
   set_property(TARGET oqsprovider PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
   target_link_libraries(mayaqua PRIVATE oqsprovider)
+else()
+  add_definitions(-DSKIP_OQS_PROVIDER)
 endif()
 
 include(CheckSymbolExists)