diff --git a/crypto/engine/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/engine/Makefile.ssl
index 144526aed..6b9926372 100644
--- a/crypto/engine/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/engine/Makefile.ssl
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/krb5/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/krb5/Makefile.ssl
index cc47c0547..7136d7a40 100644
--- a/crypto/krb5/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/krb5/Makefile.ssl
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/ocsp/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/ocsp/Makefile.ssl
index 171a89ee7..8f2681953 100644
--- a/crypto/ocsp/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/ocsp/Makefile.ssl
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/ui/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/ui/Makefile.ssl
index 256f536a6..90ae7d4a4 100644
--- a/crypto/ui/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/ui/Makefile.ssl
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	$(RANLIB) $(LIB) || echo Never mind.
 	@touch lib
 
 files: