diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 44dea2536..19ed979a6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ option(LWS_WITH_ZLIB "Include zlib support (required for extensions)" OFF)
 option(LWS_WITH_BUNDLED_ZLIB "Use bundled zlib version (Windows only)" ${LWS_WITH_BUNDLED_ZLIB_DEFAULT})
 option(LWS_WITH_MINIZ "Use miniz instead of zlib" OFF)
 option(LWS_WITH_DEPRECATED_THINGS "Temporary workaround for deprecated apis" OFF)
-option(LWS_WITH_SEQUENCER "lws_seq_t support" ON)
+option(LWS_WITH_SEQUENCER "lws_seq_t support" OFF)
 option(LWS_WITH_EXTERNAL_POLL "Support external POLL integration using callback messages (not recommended)" OFF)
 option(LWS_WITH_LWS_DSH "Support lws_dsh_t Disordered Shared Heap" OFF)
 option(LWS_CLIENT_HTTP_PROXYING "Support external http proxies for client connections" ON)
diff --git a/minimal-examples/secure-streams/minimal-secure-streams-seq/CMakeLists.txt b/minimal-examples/secure-streams/minimal-secure-streams-seq/CMakeLists.txt
index 673c62942..45bc668c6 100644
--- a/minimal-examples/secure-streams/minimal-secure-streams-seq/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/minimal-examples/secure-streams/minimal-secure-streams-seq/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ set(SRCS minimal-secure-streams.c)
 set(requirements 1)
 require_lws_config(LWS_ROLE_H1 1 requirements)
 require_lws_config(LWS_WITHOUT_CLIENT 0 requirements)
+require_lws_config(LWS_WITH_SEQUENCER 1 requirements)
 require_lws_config(LWS_WITH_SECURE_STREAMS 1 requirements)
 require_lws_config(LWS_WITH_SECURE_STREAMS_STATIC_POLICY_ONLY 0 requirements)