diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
index 985ea969c..6a62e7a90 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -604,6 +604,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 #if QT_VERSION >= 0x050500
     // Because of the POODLE attack it is recommended to disable SSLv3
     // (https://disablessl3.com/), so set SSL protocols to TLS1.0+.
+    QSslSocket::sslLibraryVersionString();
     QSslConfiguration sslconf = QSslConfiguration::defaultConfiguration();
     sslconf.setProtocol(QSsl::TlsV1_0OrLater);
     QSslConfiguration::setDefaultConfiguration(sslconf);