diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 6e9b33163b..691a484f0d 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+4842.	[bug]		Conditionally compile opensslecdsa_link.c to avoid
+			warnings about unused function. [RT #46790]
+
 4841.	[bug]		Address -fsanitize=undefined warnings. [RT #46786]
 
 4840.	[test]		Add tests to cover fallback to using ZSK on inactive
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9d8acc35d3..d4c484dc0c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -856,6 +856,8 @@ OPENSSLGOSTLINKSRCS
 OPENSSLGOSTLINKOBJS
 OPENSSLEDDSALINKSRCS
 OPENSSLEDDSALINKOBJS
+OPENSSLECDSALINKSRCS
+OPENSSLECDSALINKOBJS
 DST_OPENSSL_INC
 INSTALL_LIBRARY
 ISC_THREAD_DIR
@@ -15971,10 +15973,12 @@ case "$use_openssl" in
 $as_echo "disabled because of native PKCS11" >&6; }
 		DST_OPENSSL_INC=""
 		CRYPTO="-DPKCS11CRYPTO"
+		OPENSSLECDSALINKOBJS=""
+		OPENSSLECDSALINKSRCS=""
 		OPENSSLEDDSALINKOBJS=""
-		OPENSSLEDDSALINKSRS=""
+		OPENSSLEDDSALINKSRCS=""
 		OPENSSLGOSTLINKOBJS=""
-		OPENSSLGOSTLINKSRS=""
+		OPENSSLGOSTLINKSRCS=""
 		OPENSSLLINKOBJS=""
 		OPENSSLLINKSRCS=""
 		;;
@@ -15983,20 +15987,24 @@ $as_echo "disabled because of native PKCS11" >&6; }
 $as_echo "no" >&6; }
 		DST_OPENSSL_INC=""
 		CRYPTO=""
+		OPENSSLECDSALINKOBJS=""
+		OPENSSLECDSALINKSRCS=""
 		OPENSSLEDDSALINKOBJS=""
-		OPENSSLEDDSALINKSRS=""
+		OPENSSLEDDSALINKSRCS=""
 		OPENSSLGOSTLINKOBJS=""
-		OPENSSLGOSTLINKSRS=""
+		OPENSSLGOSTLINKSRCS=""
 		OPENSSLLINKOBJS=""
 		OPENSSLLINKSRCS=""
 		;;
 	auto)
 		DST_OPENSSL_INC=""
 		CRYPTO=""
+		OPENSSLECDSALINKOBJS=""
+		OPENSSLECDSALINKSRCS=""
 		OPENSSLEDDSALINKOBJS=""
-		OPENSSLEDDSALINKSRS=""
+		OPENSSLEDDSALINKSRCS=""
 		OPENSSLGOSTLINKOBJS=""
-		OPENSSLGOSTLINKSRS=""
+		OPENSSLGOSTLINKSRCS=""
 		OPENSSLLINKOBJS=""
 		OPENSSLLINKSRCS=""
 		as_fn_error $? "OpenSSL was not found in any of $openssldirs; use --with-openssl=/path
@@ -16317,6 +16325,8 @@ fi
 	case $have_ecdsa in
 	yes)
 		OPENSSL_ECDSA="yes"
+		OPENSSLECDSALINKOBJS='${OPENSSLECDSALINKOBJS}'
+		OPENSSLECDSALINKSRCS='${OPENSSLECDSALINKSRCS}'
 
 $as_echo "#define HAVE_OPENSSL_ECDSA 1" >>confdefs.h
 
@@ -16617,6 +16627,8 @@ esac
 
 
 
+
+
 DNS_CRYPTO_LIBS="$DNS_CRYPTO_LIBS $DST_OPENSSL_LIBS"
 
 ISC_PLATFORM_WANTAES="#undef ISC_PLATFORM_WANTAES"
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 3cfdb00a7a..ebdd468758 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1585,10 +1585,12 @@ case "$use_openssl" in
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(disabled because of native PKCS11)
 		DST_OPENSSL_INC=""
 		CRYPTO="-DPKCS11CRYPTO"
+		OPENSSLECDSALINKOBJS=""
+		OPENSSLECDSALINKSRCS=""
 		OPENSSLEDDSALINKOBJS=""
-		OPENSSLEDDSALINKSRS=""
+		OPENSSLEDDSALINKSRCS=""
 		OPENSSLGOSTLINKOBJS=""
-		OPENSSLGOSTLINKSRS=""
+		OPENSSLGOSTLINKSRCS=""
 		OPENSSLLINKOBJS=""
 		OPENSSLLINKSRCS=""
 		;;
@@ -1596,20 +1598,24 @@ case "$use_openssl" in
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 		DST_OPENSSL_INC=""
 		CRYPTO=""
+		OPENSSLECDSALINKOBJS=""
+		OPENSSLECDSALINKSRCS=""
 		OPENSSLEDDSALINKOBJS=""
-		OPENSSLEDDSALINKSRS=""
+		OPENSSLEDDSALINKSRCS=""
 		OPENSSLGOSTLINKOBJS=""
-		OPENSSLGOSTLINKSRS=""
+		OPENSSLGOSTLINKSRCS=""
 		OPENSSLLINKOBJS=""
 		OPENSSLLINKSRCS=""
 		;;
 	auto)
 		DST_OPENSSL_INC=""
 		CRYPTO=""
+		OPENSSLECDSALINKOBJS=""
+		OPENSSLECDSALINKSRCS=""
 		OPENSSLEDDSALINKOBJS=""
-		OPENSSLEDDSALINKSRS=""
+		OPENSSLEDDSALINKSRCS=""
 		OPENSSLGOSTLINKOBJS=""
-		OPENSSLGOSTLINKSRS=""
+		OPENSSLGOSTLINKSRCS=""
 		OPENSSLLINKOBJS=""
 		OPENSSLLINKSRCS=""
 		AC_MSG_ERROR(
@@ -1834,6 +1840,8 @@ int main() {
 	case $have_ecdsa in
 	yes)
 		OPENSSL_ECDSA="yes"
+		OPENSSLECDSALINKOBJS='${OPENSSLECDSALINKOBJS}'
+		OPENSSLECDSALINKSRCS='${OPENSSLECDSALINKSRCS}'
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_OPENSSL_ECDSA, 1,
 			  [Define if your OpenSSL version supports ECDSA.])
 		;;
@@ -2049,6 +2057,8 @@ esac
 #
 
 AC_SUBST(DST_OPENSSL_INC)
+AC_SUBST(OPENSSLECDSALINKOBJS)
+AC_SUBST(OPENSSLECDSALINKSRCS)
 AC_SUBST(OPENSSLEDDSALINKOBJS)
 AC_SUBST(OPENSSLEDDSALINKSRCS)
 AC_SUBST(OPENSSLGOSTLINKOBJS)
diff --git a/lib/dns/Makefile.in b/lib/dns/Makefile.in
index 4539e39048..f7556f31e3 100644
--- a/lib/dns/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/dns/Makefile.in
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ LIBS =		@LIBS@
 # Alphabetically
 
 OPENSSLGOSTLINKOBJS = opensslgost_link.@O@
+OPENSSLECDSALINKOBJS = opensslecdsa_link.@O@
 OPENSSLEDDSALINKOBJS = openssleddsa_link.@O@
 OPENSSLLINKOBJS = openssl_link.@O@ openssldh_link.@O@ openssldsa_link.@O@ \
-		  opensslecdsa_link.@O@ @OPENSSLEDDSALINKOBJS@ \
+		  @OPENSSLECDSALINKOBJS@ @OPENSSLEDDSALINKOBJS@ \
 		  @OPENSSLGOSTLINKOBJS@ opensslrsa_link.@O@
 
 PKCS11LINKOBJS	= pkcs11dh_link.@O@ pkcs11dsa_link.@O@ pkcs11rsa_link.@O@ \
@@ -82,9 +83,10 @@ OBJS=		@DNSTAPOBJS@ ${DNSOBJS} ${OTHEROBJS} ${DSTOBJS} \
 
 # Alphabetically
 OPENSSLGOSTLINKSRCS = opensslgost_link.c
-OPENSSLEDDDSALINKSRCS = openssleddsa_link.c
+OPENSSLECDSALINKSRCS = opensslecdsa_link.c
+OPENSSLEDDSALINKSRCS = openssleddsa_link.c
 OPENSSLLINKSRCS = openssl_link.c openssldh_link.c openssldsa_link.c \
-		  opensslecdsa_link.c @OPENSSLEDDDSALINKSRCS@ \
+		  @OPENSSLECDSALINKSRCS@ @OPENSSLEDDSALINKSRCS@ \
 		  @OPENSSLGOSTLINKSRCS@ opensslrsa_link.c
 
 PKCS11LINKSRCS	= pkcs11dh_link.c pkcs11dsa_link.c pkcs11rsa_link.c \