diff --git a/btcec/btcec.go b/btcec/btcec.go
index de93a255..6000c479 100644
--- a/btcec/btcec.go
+++ b/btcec/btcec.go
@@ -930,6 +930,7 @@ func initS256() {
 	secp256k1.Gx = fromHex("79BE667EF9DCBBAC55A06295CE870B07029BFCDB2DCE28D959F2815B16F81798")
 	secp256k1.Gy = fromHex("483ADA7726A3C4655DA4FBFC0E1108A8FD17B448A68554199C47D08FFB10D4B8")
 	secp256k1.BitSize = 256
+	secp256k1.Name = "secp256k1"
 	secp256k1.q = new(big.Int).Div(new(big.Int).Add(secp256k1.P,
 		big.NewInt(1)), big.NewInt(4))
 	secp256k1.H = 1