diff --git a/modules/tls_openssl/openssl.c b/modules/tls_openssl/openssl.c
index 522b6825852..e822b6ff7b4 100644
--- a/modules/tls_openssl/openssl.c
+++ b/modules/tls_openssl/openssl.c
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ static int mod_load(void)
 			"very beginning of your script, before any other module!\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
+	OPENSSL_init_crypto(OPENSSL_INIT_NO_ATEXIT, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
 }