diff --git a/ssl/ssltest.c b/ssl/ssltest.c
index 035a4d2deb71f0ec4a188fc9f59801a31ba18ef6..c60a8acddbc628a7868e863890d483d1a9026df1 100644
--- a/ssl/ssltest.c
+++ b/ssl/ssltest.c
@@ -385,7 +385,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	verbose = 0;
 	debug = 0;
 	cipher = 0;
-	
+
+	bio_err=BIO_new_fp(stderr,BIO_NOCLOSE);	
+
 	CRYPTO_set_locking_callback(lock_dbg_cb);
 
 	/* enable memory leak checking unless explicitly disabled */
@@ -403,7 +405,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	RAND_seed(rnd_seed, sizeof rnd_seed);
 
-	bio_err=BIO_new_fp(stderr,BIO_NOCLOSE);
 	bio_stdout=BIO_new_fp(stdout,BIO_NOCLOSE);
 
 	argc--;