diff --git a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp
index bcb2254d11..1b3928fdfb 100644
--- a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp
+++ b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_openssl.cpp
@@ -569,6 +569,9 @@ void QSslSocketPrivate::ensureInitialized()
 
 long QSslSocketPrivate::sslLibraryVersionNumber()
 {
+    if (!supportsSsl())
+        return 0;
+
     return q_SSLeay();
 }