diff --git a/crypto/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/Makefile.ssl
index 8c399bbff..ae761da79 100644
--- a/crypto/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/Makefile.ssl
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ links:
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 libs:
diff --git a/crypto/asn1/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/asn1/Makefile.ssl
index eae97f321..269af4459 100644
--- a/crypto/asn1/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/asn1/Makefile.ssl
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/bf/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/bf/Makefile.ssl
index adc9eec3c..2d61ec50f 100644
--- a/crypto/bf/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/bf/Makefile.ssl
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 # elf
diff --git a/crypto/bio/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/bio/Makefile.ssl
index af5998b10..00caa9f7e 100644
--- a/crypto/bio/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/bio/Makefile.ssl
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/bn/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/bn/Makefile.ssl
index 85be16a5b..ad36267e2 100644
--- a/crypto/bn/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/bn/Makefile.ssl
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ bnbug: bnbug.c ../../libcrypto.a top
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 # elf
diff --git a/crypto/buffer/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/buffer/Makefile.ssl
index 4e11038c8..c088ec6b3 100644
--- a/crypto/buffer/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/buffer/Makefile.ssl
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/cast/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/cast/Makefile.ssl
index afba084e8..0aa1cbc55 100644
--- a/crypto/cast/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/cast/Makefile.ssl
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 # elf
diff --git a/crypto/comp/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/comp/Makefile.ssl
index 3064df244..ba705c2a1 100644
--- a/crypto/comp/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/comp/Makefile.ssl
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/conf/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/conf/Makefile.ssl
index ea82d4672..a96212252 100644
--- a/crypto/conf/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/conf/Makefile.ssl
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/des/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/des/Makefile.ssl
index b3cfe3dab..28e58f420 100644
--- a/crypto/des/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/des/Makefile.ssl
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 des: des.o cbc3_enc.o lib
diff --git a/crypto/dh/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/dh/Makefile.ssl
index 30f1b8029..ccee00eec 100644
--- a/crypto/dh/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/dh/Makefile.ssl
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/dsa/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/dsa/Makefile.ssl
index 5df3b1cc4..1dfdb2d76 100644
--- a/crypto/dsa/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/dsa/Makefile.ssl
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/dso/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/dso/Makefile.ssl
index effc46d2d..33630e0bb 100644
--- a/crypto/dso/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/dso/Makefile.ssl
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/err/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/err/Makefile.ssl
index d001895cb..42b9faa55 100644
--- a/crypto/err/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/err/Makefile.ssl
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/evp/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/evp/Makefile.ssl
index 747051e4f..fb9945db1 100644
--- a/crypto/evp/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/evp/Makefile.ssl
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/hmac/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/hmac/Makefile.ssl
index 430eab4c9..ed3c8c64d 100644
--- a/crypto/hmac/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/hmac/Makefile.ssl
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/idea/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/idea/Makefile.ssl
index 3bd3e53ef..d29bcd687 100644
--- a/crypto/idea/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/idea/Makefile.ssl
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/lhash/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/lhash/Makefile.ssl
index d7a51db3e..60bb6b12e 100644
--- a/crypto/lhash/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/lhash/Makefile.ssl
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/md2/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/md2/Makefile.ssl
index c25ab74a3..8b382c35f 100644
--- a/crypto/md2/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/md2/Makefile.ssl
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/md4/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/md4/Makefile.ssl
index 5341bf5b4..bc38badb0 100644
--- a/crypto/md4/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/md4/Makefile.ssl
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ all:    lib
 
 lib:    $(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/md5/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/md5/Makefile.ssl
index 92ffc0b50..e5ec4a21a 100644
--- a/crypto/md5/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/md5/Makefile.ssl
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ all:    lib
 
 lib:    $(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 # elf
diff --git a/crypto/mdc2/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/mdc2/Makefile.ssl
index a50de0f42..4b1b3e369 100644
--- a/crypto/mdc2/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/mdc2/Makefile.ssl
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/objects/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/objects/Makefile.ssl
index 47fdc34ee..1b43d8027 100644
--- a/crypto/objects/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/objects/Makefile.ssl
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ all:	obj_dat.h lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/pem/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/pem/Makefile.ssl
index ed8910921..111dbc1ae 100644
--- a/crypto/pem/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/pem/Makefile.ssl
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/pkcs12/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/pkcs12/Makefile.ssl
index 8f42d3044..c92dd2763 100644
--- a/crypto/pkcs12/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/pkcs12/Makefile.ssl
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/pkcs7/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/pkcs7/Makefile.ssl
index 1757fc39a..5e8a6808d 100644
--- a/crypto/pkcs7/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/pkcs7/Makefile.ssl
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ verify: verify.o example.o lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/rand/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/rand/Makefile.ssl
index b3054dc16..e9a6876b5 100644
--- a/crypto/rand/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/rand/Makefile.ssl
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/rc2/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/rc2/Makefile.ssl
index 542397d69..6966e01b6 100644
--- a/crypto/rc2/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/rc2/Makefile.ssl
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/rc4/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/rc4/Makefile.ssl
index 53eac2064..8ffff0a74 100644
--- a/crypto/rc4/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/rc4/Makefile.ssl
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 # elf
diff --git a/crypto/rc5/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/rc5/Makefile.ssl
index 3d1685602..cf5d17685 100644
--- a/crypto/rc5/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/rc5/Makefile.ssl
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 # elf
diff --git a/crypto/ripemd/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/ripemd/Makefile.ssl
index 4bd78dd6f..0b1cd7394 100644
--- a/crypto/ripemd/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/ripemd/Makefile.ssl
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ all:    lib
 
 lib:    $(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 # elf
diff --git a/crypto/rsa/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/rsa/Makefile.ssl
index 22a42b4e1..1be9a1cd2 100644
--- a/crypto/rsa/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/rsa/Makefile.ssl
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/sha/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/sha/Makefile.ssl
index 0e6e7b894..75d3e0bf4 100644
--- a/crypto/sha/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/sha/Makefile.ssl
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ all:    lib
 
 lib:    $(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 # elf
diff --git a/crypto/stack/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/stack/Makefile.ssl
index 69d0a1cf6..2027d3946 100644
--- a/crypto/stack/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/stack/Makefile.ssl
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/txt_db/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/txt_db/Makefile.ssl
index 0e900ce74..567202abb 100644
--- a/crypto/txt_db/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/txt_db/Makefile.ssl
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/x509/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/x509/Makefile.ssl
index f8e59666c..55356c680 100644
--- a/crypto/x509/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/x509/Makefile.ssl
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/crypto/x509v3/Makefile.ssl b/crypto/x509v3/Makefile.ssl
index 483df46fd..8ed366504 100644
--- a/crypto/x509v3/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/crypto/x509v3/Makefile.ssl
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/rsaref/Makefile.ssl b/rsaref/Makefile.ssl
index 69d41a9a6..8f27c48a5 100644
--- a/rsaref/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/rsaref/Makefile.ssl
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files:
diff --git a/ssl/Makefile.ssl b/ssl/Makefile.ssl
index 04dd3e866..61b9cee09 100644
--- a/ssl/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/ssl/Makefile.ssl
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ all:	lib
 
 lib:	$(LIBOBJ)
 	$(AR) $(LIB) $(LIBOBJ)
-	$(RANLIB) $(LIB)
+	@echo You may get an error following this line.  Please ignore.
+	- $(RANLIB) $(LIB)
 	@touch lib
 
 files: