diff --git a/ssl/ssltest.c b/ssl/ssltest.c
index ed163a22f..692f6a397 100644
--- a/ssl/ssltest.c
+++ b/ssl/ssltest.c
@@ -367,7 +367,9 @@ 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 */
@@ -385,7 +387,6 @@ 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--;