diff --git a/src/core/properties/boolean.c b/src/core/properties/boolean.c
index cef54b3..7868d2a 100644
--- a/src/core/properties/boolean.c
+++ b/src/core/properties/boolean.c
@@ -201,7 +201,12 @@
 			.name = "crl_download",												//  Property name.
 			.description = N_( "Non zero if the download of CRL is enabled" ),	//  Property description.
 			.get = lib3270_ssl_get_crl_download,								//  Get value.
-			.set = lib3270_ssl_set_crl_download									//  Set value.
+			.set = lib3270_ssl_set_crl_download,								//  Set value.
+#if defined(SSL_ENABLE_CRL_CHECK)
+			.default_value = 1
+#else
+			.default_value = 0
+#endif
 		},
 
 		{
--
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