diff --git a/dropbearkey.c b/dropbearkey.c
index 8bc114cfe458ce7d7e32482bc93c062996b759d0..1d3dfe7057a862edd82764d0383a4941b62c79a7 100644
--- a/dropbearkey.c
+++ b/dropbearkey.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static void printhelp(char * progname) {
 					"		dss\n"
 #endif
 #ifdef DROPBEAR_ECDSA
-					"       ecdsa\n"
+					"		ecdsa\n"
 #endif
 					"-f filename	Use filename for the secret key\n"
 					"-s bits	Key size in bits, should be a multiple of 8 (optional)\n"
@@ -200,23 +200,44 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
 		}
 		
 		// TODO: put RSA and DSS size checks into genrsa.c etc
-		if (keytype == DROPBEAR_SIGNKEY_DSS && bits != 1024) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "DSS keys have a fixed size of 1024 bits\n");
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);			
-		} else if (bits < 512 || bits > 4096 || (bits % 8 != 0)) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "Bits must satisfy 512 <= bits <= 4096, and be a"
-					" multiple of 8\n");
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-		}
-	} else {
-		if (keytype == DROPBEAR_SIGNKEY_DSS) {
-			bits = DSS_DEFAULT_SIZE;
-		} else if (keytype == DROPBEAR_SIGNKEY_RSA) {
-			bits = RSA_DEFAULT_SIZE;
-		} else if (keytype == DROPBEAR_SIGNKEY_ECDSA_KEYGEN) {
-			bits = ECDSA_DEFAULT_SIZE;
-		} else {
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE); /* not reached */
+        switch (keytype) {
+#ifdef DROPBEAR_RSA
+            case DROPBEAR_SIGNKEY_RSA:
+                if (bits < 512 || bits > 4096 || (bits % 8 != 0)) {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "Bits must satisfy 512 <= bits <= 4096, and be a"
+                            " multiple of 8\n");
+                    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+                }
+                break;
+#endif
+#ifdef DROPEAR_DSS
+            case DROPBEAR_SIGNKEY_DSS:
+                if (bits != 1024) {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "DSS keys have a fixed size of 1024 bits\n");
+                    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);			
+                }
+#endif
+                // pass. ecdsa handles checks itself
+        }
+
+        switch (keytype) {
+#ifdef DROPBEAR_RSA
+            case DROPBEAR_SIGNKEY_RSA:
+                bits = RSA_DEFAULT_SIZE;
+                break;
+#endif
+#ifdef DROPBEAR_DSS
+            case DROPBEAR_SIGNKEY_DSS:
+                bits = DSS_DEFAULT_SIZE;
+                break;
+#endif
+#ifdef DROPBEAR_ECDSA
+            case DROPBEAR_SIGNKEY_ECDSA_KEYGEN:
+                bits = ECDSA_DEFAULT_SIZE;
+                break;
+#endif
+            default:
+                exit(EXIT_FAILURE); /* not reached */
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/ecdsa.h b/ecdsa.h
index db4ae18289d69bfabd5f41824f780967bc60873f..84e40000f8d64de8378440db65af01f70e3fb28c 100644
--- a/ecdsa.h
+++ b/ecdsa.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include "buffer.h"
 #include "signkey.h"
 
+#ifdef DROPBEAR_ECDSA
+
 #ifdef DROPBEAR_ECC_256
 #define ECDSA_DEFAULT_SIZE 256
 #elif DROPBEAR_ECC_384
@@ -25,4 +27,6 @@ enum signkey_type ecdsa_signkey_type(ecc_key * key);
 void buf_put_ecdsa_sign(buffer *buf, ecc_key *key, buffer *data_buf);
 int buf_ecdsa_verify(buffer *buf, ecc_key *key, buffer *data_buf);
 
-#endif // _ECDSA_H_
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
+
+#endif // _ECDSA_H_