diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fa9e8cfb6..fcb4bb692 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ option(LWS_WITH_STATIC "Build the static version of the library" ON)
 option(LWS_WITH_SHARED "Build the shared version of the library" ON)
 option(LWS_LINK_TESTAPPS_DYNAMIC "Link the test apps to the shared version of the library. Default is to link statically" OFF)
 option(LWS_STATIC_PIC "Build the static version of the library with position-independent code" OFF)
-option(LWS_SUPPRESS_DEPRECATED_API_WARNINGS "Turn off complaints about, eg, openssl deprecated api usage" OFF)
+option(LWS_SUPPRESS_DEPRECATED_API_WARNINGS "Turn off complaints about, eg, openssl 3 deprecated api usage" ON)
 
 #
 # Specific platforms