diff --git a/crypto/des/ecb_enc.c b/crypto/des/ecb_enc.c
index 6c0e5a410..9de7b1d5c 100644
--- a/crypto/des/ecb_enc.c
+++ b/crypto/des/ecb_enc.c
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ const char *des_options(void)
 		{
 		const char *ptr,*unroll,*risc,*size;
 
-		init=0;
 #ifdef DES_PTR
 		ptr="ptr";
 #else
@@ -98,6 +97,7 @@ const char *des_options(void)
 		else
 			size="long";
 		sprintf(buf,"des(%s,%s,%s,%s)",ptr,risc,unroll,size);
+		init=0;
 		}
 	return(buf);
 	}
diff --git a/crypto/rand/md_rand.c b/crypto/rand/md_rand.c
index dbf13e686..5b2db35aa 100644
--- a/crypto/rand/md_rand.c
+++ b/crypto/rand/md_rand.c
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ static void ssleay_rand_bytes(unsigned char *buf, int num)
 
 	if (init)
 		{
-		init=0;
 		CRYPTO_w_unlock(CRYPTO_LOCK_RAND);
 		/* put in some default random data, we need more than
 		 * just this */
@@ -281,6 +280,7 @@ static void ssleay_rand_bytes(unsigned char *buf, int num)
 		memset(md,0,MD_DIGEST_LENGTH);
 #endif
 		CRYPTO_w_lock(CRYPTO_LOCK_RAND);
+		init=0;
 		}
 
 	st_idx=state_index;
diff --git a/crypto/x509v3/v3err.c b/crypto/x509v3/v3err.c
index a00dda754..febd36dfc 100644
--- a/crypto/x509v3/v3err.c
+++ b/crypto/x509v3/v3err.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static ERR_STRING_DATA X509V3_str_reasons[]=
 
 #endif
 
-void ERR_load_X509V3_strings(void)
+void ERR_load_X509V3_strings()
 	{
 	static int init=1;
 
diff --git a/ssl/s23_clnt.c b/ssl/s23_clnt.c
index 61c742013..c7f85a621 100644
--- a/ssl/s23_clnt.c
+++ b/ssl/s23_clnt.c
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ SSL_METHOD *SSLv23_client_method(void)
 
 	if (init)
 		{
-		init=0;
 		memcpy((char *)&SSLv23_client_data,
 			(char *)sslv23_base_method(),sizeof(SSL_METHOD));
 		SSLv23_client_data.ssl_connect=ssl23_connect;
 		SSLv23_client_data.get_ssl_method=ssl23_get_client_method;
+		init=0;
 		}
 	return(&SSLv23_client_data);
 	}
diff --git a/ssl/s23_meth.c b/ssl/s23_meth.c
index edcbdbb2b..f1f81325b 100644
--- a/ssl/s23_meth.c
+++ b/ssl/s23_meth.c
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ SSL_METHOD *SSLv23_method(void)
 
 	if (init)
 		{
-		init=0;
 		memcpy((char *)&SSLv23_data,(char *)sslv23_base_method(),
 			sizeof(SSL_METHOD));
 		SSLv23_data.ssl_connect=ssl23_connect;
 		SSLv23_data.ssl_accept=ssl23_accept;
 		SSLv23_data.get_ssl_method=ssl23_get_method;
+		init=0;
 		}
 	return(&SSLv23_data);
 	}
diff --git a/ssl/s23_srvr.c b/ssl/s23_srvr.c
index 8dc0a0608..f626c9cb0 100644
--- a/ssl/s23_srvr.c
+++ b/ssl/s23_srvr.c
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ SSL_METHOD *SSLv23_server_method(void)
 
 	if (init)
 		{
-		init=0;
 		memcpy((char *)&SSLv23_server_data,
 			(char *)sslv23_base_method(),sizeof(SSL_METHOD));
 		SSLv23_server_data.ssl_accept=ssl23_accept;
 		SSLv23_server_data.get_ssl_method=ssl23_get_server_method;
+		init=0;
 		}
 	return(&SSLv23_server_data);
 	}
diff --git a/ssl/s2_clnt.c b/ssl/s2_clnt.c
index 5652549da..3a79fd741 100644
--- a/ssl/s2_clnt.c
+++ b/ssl/s2_clnt.c
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ SSL_METHOD *SSLv2_client_method(void)
 
 	if (init)
 		{
-		init=0;
 		memcpy((char *)&SSLv2_client_data,(char *)sslv2_base_method(),
 			sizeof(SSL_METHOD));
 		SSLv2_client_data.ssl_connect=ssl2_connect;
 		SSLv2_client_data.get_ssl_method=ssl2_get_client_method;
+		init=0;
 		}
 	return(&SSLv2_client_data);
 	}
diff --git a/ssl/s2_lib.c b/ssl/s2_lib.c
index 43c7cab3e..4c734c9ac 100644
--- a/ssl/s2_lib.c
+++ b/ssl/s2_lib.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ SSL_CIPHER *ssl2_get_cipher_by_char(const unsigned char *p)
 
 	if (init)
 		{
-		init=0;
+		CRYPTO_w_lock(CRYPTO_LOCK_SSL);
 
 		for (i=0; i<SSL2_NUM_CIPHERS; i++)
 			sorted[i]= &(ssl2_ciphers[i]);
@@ -324,6 +324,9 @@ SSL_CIPHER *ssl2_get_cipher_by_char(const unsigned char *p)
 		qsort(  (char *)sorted,
 			SSL2_NUM_CIPHERS,sizeof(SSL_CIPHER *),
 			FP_ICC ssl_cipher_ptr_id_cmp);
+
+		CRYPTO_w_unlock(CRYPTO_LOCK_SSL);
+		init=0;
 		}
 
 	id=0x02000000L|((unsigned long)p[0]<<16L)|
diff --git a/ssl/s2_meth.c b/ssl/s2_meth.c
index 7d7eed8a8..96ac159ce 100644
--- a/ssl/s2_meth.c
+++ b/ssl/s2_meth.c
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ SSL_METHOD *SSLv2_method(void)
 
 	if (init)
 		{
-		init=0;
 		memcpy((char *)&SSLv2_data,(char *)sslv2_base_method(),
 			sizeof(SSL_METHOD));
 		SSLv2_data.ssl_connect=ssl2_connect;
 		SSLv2_data.ssl_accept=ssl2_accept;
 		SSLv2_data.get_ssl_method=ssl2_get_method;
+		init=0;
 		}
 	return(&SSLv2_data);
 	}
diff --git a/ssl/s2_srvr.c b/ssl/s2_srvr.c
index 83621290f..d472d5d5a 100644
--- a/ssl/s2_srvr.c
+++ b/ssl/s2_srvr.c
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ SSL_METHOD *SSLv2_server_method(void)
 
 	if (init)
 		{
-		init=0;
 		memcpy((char *)&SSLv2_server_data,(char *)sslv2_base_method(),
 			sizeof(SSL_METHOD));
 		SSLv2_server_data.ssl_accept=ssl2_accept;
 		SSLv2_server_data.get_ssl_method=ssl2_get_server_method;
+		init=0;
 		}
 	return(&SSLv2_server_data);
 	}
diff --git a/ssl/s3_lib.c b/ssl/s3_lib.c
index 4e58bcd63..12f7ec60b 100644
--- a/ssl/s3_lib.c
+++ b/ssl/s3_lib.c
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ SSL_CIPHER *ssl3_get_cipher_by_char(const unsigned char *p)
 
 	if (init)
 		{
-		init=0;
+		CRYPTO_w_lock(CRYPTO_LOCK_SSL);
 
 		for (i=0; i<SSL3_NUM_CIPHERS; i++)
 			sorted[i]= &(ssl3_ciphers[i]);
@@ -805,6 +805,10 @@ SSL_CIPHER *ssl3_get_cipher_by_char(const unsigned char *p)
 		qsort(	(char *)sorted,
 			SSL3_NUM_CIPHERS,sizeof(SSL_CIPHER *),
 			FP_ICC ssl_cipher_ptr_id_cmp);
+
+		CRYPTO_w_unlock(CRYPTO_LOCK_SSL);
+
+		init=0;
 		}
 
 	id=0x03000000L|((unsigned long)p[0]<<8L)|(unsigned long)p[1];
diff --git a/ssl/s3_meth.c b/ssl/s3_meth.c
index d9cd9c221..d70165cb4 100644
--- a/ssl/s3_meth.c
+++ b/ssl/s3_meth.c
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ SSL_METHOD *SSLv3_method(void)
 
 	if (init)
 		{
-		init=0;
 		memcpy((char *)&SSLv3_data,(char *)sslv3_base_method(),
 			sizeof(SSL_METHOD));
 		SSLv3_data.ssl_connect=ssl3_connect;
 		SSLv3_data.ssl_accept=ssl3_accept;
 		SSLv3_data.get_ssl_method=ssl3_get_method;
+		init=0;
 		}
 	return(&SSLv3_data);
 	}
diff --git a/ssl/s3_srvr.c b/ssl/s3_srvr.c
index 06e5268a5..d3c2680e5 100644
--- a/ssl/s3_srvr.c
+++ b/ssl/s3_srvr.c
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@ SSL_METHOD *SSLv3_server_method(void)
 
 	if (init)
 		{
-		init=0;
 		memcpy((char *)&SSLv3_server_data,(char *)sslv3_base_method(),
 			sizeof(SSL_METHOD));
 		SSLv3_server_data.ssl_accept=ssl3_accept;
 		SSLv3_server_data.get_ssl_method=ssl3_get_server_method;
+		init=0;
 		}
 	return(&SSLv3_server_data);
 	}
diff --git a/ssl/t1_clnt.c b/ssl/t1_clnt.c
index 3cc03e388..429ad0eca 100644
--- a/ssl/t1_clnt.c
+++ b/ssl/t1_clnt.c
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ SSL_METHOD *TLSv1_client_method(void)
 
 	if (init)
 		{
-		init=0;
 		memcpy((char *)&TLSv1_client_data,(char *)tlsv1_base_method(),
 			sizeof(SSL_METHOD));
 		TLSv1_client_data.ssl_connect=ssl3_connect;
 		TLSv1_client_data.get_ssl_method=tls1_get_client_method;
+		init=0;
 		}
 	return(&TLSv1_client_data);
 	}
diff --git a/ssl/t1_meth.c b/ssl/t1_meth.c
index fb065d2c9..888ea3e6a 100644
--- a/ssl/t1_meth.c
+++ b/ssl/t1_meth.c
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ SSL_METHOD *TLSv1_method(void)
 
 	if (init)
 		{
-		init=0;
 		memcpy((char *)&TLSv1_data,(char *)tlsv1_base_method(),
 			sizeof(SSL_METHOD));
 		TLSv1_data.ssl_connect=ssl3_connect;
 		TLSv1_data.ssl_accept=ssl3_accept;
 		TLSv1_data.get_ssl_method=tls1_get_method;
+		init=0;
 		}
 	return(&TLSv1_data);
 	}
diff --git a/ssl/t1_srvr.c b/ssl/t1_srvr.c
index 560387928..7e65f263f 100644
--- a/ssl/t1_srvr.c
+++ b/ssl/t1_srvr.c
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ SSL_METHOD *TLSv1_server_method(void)
 
 	if (init)
 		{
-		init=0;
 		memcpy((char *)&TLSv1_server_data,(char *)tlsv1_base_method(),
 			sizeof(SSL_METHOD));
 		TLSv1_server_data.ssl_accept=ssl3_accept;
 		TLSv1_server_data.get_ssl_method=tls1_get_server_method;
+		init=0;
 		}
 	return(&TLSv1_server_data);
 	}