diff --git a/test/ectest.c b/test/ectest.c
index f17b8b04e1a7c..674e593f4430c 100644
--- a/test/ectest.c
+++ b/test/ectest.c
@@ -1592,9 +1592,18 @@ static void nistp_single_test(const struct nistp_test_params *test)
     if (0 != EC_POINT_cmp(NISTP, Q, Q_CHECK, ctx))
         ABORT;
 
+    /*
+     * We have not performed precomputation so have_precompute mult should be
+     * false
+     */
+    if (EC_GROUP_have_precompute_mult(NISTP))
+        ABORT;
+
     /* now repeat all tests with precomputation */
     if (!EC_GROUP_precompute_mult(NISTP, ctx))
         ABORT;
+    if (!EC_GROUP_have_precompute_mult(NISTP))
+        ABORT;
 
     /* fixed point multiplication */
     EC_POINT_mul(NISTP, Q, m, NULL, NULL, ctx);