diff --git a/crypto/engine/eng_list.c b/crypto/engine/eng_list.c
index 7659231e5680f6d064e3ac7d916ee2e7bd8aa31e..4bd00592330b61f67debf3af091f98cf1c42f294 100644
--- a/crypto/engine/eng_list.c
+++ b/crypto/engine/eng_list.c
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@ ENGINE *ENGINE_by_id(const char *id)
         ENGINEerr(ENGINE_F_ENGINE_BY_ID, ERR_R_PASSED_NULL_PARAMETER);
         return NULL;
     }
+    ENGINE_load_builtin_engines();
+
     if (!RUN_ONCE(&engine_lock_init, do_engine_lock_init)) {
         ENGINEerr(ENGINE_F_ENGINE_BY_ID, ERR_R_MALLOC_FAILURE);
         return NULL;