diff --git a/src/gui/main.cpp b/src/gui/main.cpp
index ba3947f14f..6d3a2e3350 100644
--- a/src/gui/main.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/main.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <openssl/conf.h>
+#include <openssl/err.h>
+
 #include "application.h"
 #include "theme.h"
 #include "common/utility.h"
@@ -47,6 +50,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     Q_INIT_RESOURCE(client);
 
+     /* Initialise the library */
+    ERR_load_crypto_strings();
+    OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms();
+    OPENSSL_config(NULL);
+
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
 // If the font size ratio is set on Windows, we need to
 // enable the auto pixelRatio in Qt since we don't