diff --git a/src/openvpn/crypto_openssl.c b/src/openvpn/crypto_openssl.c
index 4ac77fde..fd57edd2 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/crypto_openssl.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/crypto_openssl.c
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ crypto_init_lib_engine(const char *engine_name)
 void
 crypto_init_lib(void)
 {
+#if (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10100000L)
+    OPENSSL_init_crypto(OPENSSL_INIT_LOAD_CONFIG, NULL);
+#else
+    OPENSSL_config(NULL);
+#endif
     /*
      * If you build the OpenSSL library and OpenVPN with
      * CRYPTO_MDEBUG, you will get a listing of OpenSSL