diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b13ba6248c..2419de626c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -883,6 +883,10 @@ if(CURL_USE_WOLFSSL)
   endif()
   set(_curl_ca_bundle_supported TRUE)
 
+  if(USE_OPENSSL AND WOLFSSL_VERSION VERSION_LESS 5.7.6)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "wolfSSL 5.7.6 or newer is required to coexist with OpenSSL.")
+  endif()
+
   set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "WOLFSSL_OPTIONS_IGNORE_SYS")
 endif()
 
diff --git a/lib/curl_setup.h b/lib/curl_setup.h
index 2a1f75d441..b7c030c006 100644
--- a/lib/curl_setup.h
+++ b/lib/curl_setup.h
@@ -734,14 +734,9 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(USE_OPENSSL) && defined(USE_WOLFSSL)
-#  include <wolfssl/version.h>
-#  if LIBWOLFSSL_VERSION_HEX >= 0x05007006
-#    ifndef OPENSSL_COEXIST
-#    define OPENSSL_COEXIST
-#    endif
-#  else
-#    error "OpenSSL can only coexist with wolfSSL v5.7.6 or upper"
-#  endif
+#ifndef OPENSSL_COEXIST
+#define OPENSSL_COEXIST
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #if defined(USE_WOLFSSL) && defined(USE_GNUTLS)
diff --git a/lib/vtls/wolfssl.c b/lib/vtls/wolfssl.c
index 89310adfae..c2d134f7b8 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/wolfssl.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/wolfssl.c
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 #if LIBWOLFSSL_VERSION_HEX < 0x03004006 /* wolfSSL 3.4.6 (2015) */
 #error "wolfSSL version should be at least 3.4.6"
 #endif
+#if defined(OPENSSL_COEXIST) && LIBWOLFSSL_VERSION_HEX < 0x05007006
+#error "wolfSSL 5.7.6 or newer is required to coexist with OpenSSL"
+#endif
 
 /* To determine what functions are available we rely on one or both of:
    - the user's options.h generated by wolfSSL