diff --git a/src/configure b/src/configure
index e5f700f8dc510eb522264de9a03559cfdfd57263..2ac03f3a242c7c7e57946277be936cde6f8da7c7 100755
--- a/src/configure
+++ b/src/configure
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export VERSION_CDFC=${VERSION_CDFC:-"4.9.0"}
 export VERSION_CDFCXX=${VERSION_CDFCXX:-"4.3.1"}
 export VERSION_CDFF=${VERSION_CDFF:-"4.6.0"}
 export VERSION_GRIBAPI=${VERSION_GRIBAPI:-"1.26.0-Source"}
-export VERSION_ECCODES=${VERSION_ECCODES:-"2.25.0"}
+export VERSION_ECCODES=${VERSION_ECCODES:-"2.18.0"}
 export ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH=${ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH:-${SRC_MESONH}/src/LIB/eccodes-${VERSION_ECCODES}"/definitions/"}
 export MNH_INT=${MNH_INT:-"4"}
 export LFI_INT=${LFI_INT:-8}