diff --git a/providers/implementations/encode_decode/encoder_ecx_pub.c b/providers/implementations/encode_decode/encoder_ecx_pub.c
index 6f082c2b4c..a4350d84cf 100644
--- a/providers/implementations/encode_decode/encoder_ecx_pub.c
+++ b/providers/implementations/encode_decode/encoder_ecx_pub.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static int ecx_pub_der_data(void *vctx, const OSSL_PARAM params[],
         ECX_KEY *ecxkey;
 
         if ((ecxkey = ecx_new(ctx->provctx)) != NULL
-            && ecx_import(ecxkey, OSSL_KEYMGMT_SELECT_KEYPAIR, params)
+            && ecx_import(ecxkey, OSSL_KEYMGMT_SELECT_PUBLIC_KEY, params)
             && ecx_pub_der(ctx, ecxkey, out, cb, cbarg))
             ok = 1;
         ecx_free(ecxkey);
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static int ecx_pub_pem_data(void *vctx, const OSSL_PARAM params[],
         ECX_KEY *ecxkey;
 
         if ((ecxkey = ecx_new(ctx->provctx)) != NULL
-            && ecx_import(ecxkey, OSSL_KEYMGMT_SELECT_KEYPAIR, params)
+            && ecx_import(ecxkey, OSSL_KEYMGMT_SELECT_PUBLIC_KEY, params)
             && ecx_pub_pem(ctx, ecxkey, out, cb, cbarg))
             ok = 1;
         ecx_free(ecxkey);
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static int ecx_pub_print_data(void *vctx, const OSSL_PARAM params[],
         ECX_KEY *ecxkey;
 
         if ((ecxkey = ecx_new(ctx)) != NULL
-            && ecx_import(ecxkey, OSSL_KEYMGMT_SELECT_KEYPAIR, params)
+            && ecx_import(ecxkey, OSSL_KEYMGMT_SELECT_PUBLIC_KEY, params)
             && ecx_pub_print(ctx, ecxkey, out, cb, cbarg))
             ok = 1;
         ecx_free(ecxkey);