diff --git a/apps/s_client.c b/apps/s_client.c
index 3fcf7922b40fba4fea6a689ad5c916e9771a31c8..2a8861e8bd6fd73fbb7760abb1116593269b2ea0 100644
--- a/apps/s_client.c
+++ b/apps/s_client.c
@@ -1120,9 +1120,11 @@ bad:
 
 	if (bio_c_out == NULL)
 		{
-		if (c_quiet && !c_debug && !c_msg)
+		if (c_quiet && !c_debug)
 			{
 			bio_c_out=BIO_new(BIO_s_null());
+			if (c_msg && !bio_c_msg)
+				bio_c_msg=BIO_new_fp(stdout,BIO_NOCLOSE);
 			}
 		else
 			{
diff --git a/apps/s_server.c b/apps/s_server.c
index 03675d62e4eb2e4e9d631ef506ec150c3b16f3a3..310f85b067f3592a9816454399aa89a19415b162 100644
--- a/apps/s_server.c
+++ b/apps/s_server.c
@@ -1612,9 +1612,11 @@ bad:
 
 	if (bio_s_out == NULL)
 		{
-		if (s_quiet && !s_debug && !s_msg)
+		if (s_quiet && !s_debug)
 			{
 			bio_s_out=BIO_new(BIO_s_null());
+			if (s_msg && !bio_s_msg)
+				bio_s_msg=BIO_new_fp(stdout,BIO_NOCLOSE);
 			}
 		else
 			{