diff --git a/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp b/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
index bb768f132..f91de2008 100644
--- a/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QTest>
 
+#include <openssl/ssl.h>
+
 #if defined(QT_STATICPLUGIN) && QT_VERSION < 0x050000
 #include <QtPlugin>
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(qcncodecs)
@@ -36,6 +38,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
     app.setApplicationName("Bitcoin-Qt-test");
 
+    SSL_library_init();
+
     URITests test1;
     if (QTest::qExec(&test1) != 0)
         fInvalid = true;