diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 0b8c383c33..3a32ecc831 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+4604.	[bug]		Don't use ERR_load_crypto_strings() when building
+			with OpenSSL 1.1.0. [RT #45117]
+
 4603.	[doc]		Automatically generate named.conf(5) man page
 			from doc/misc/options. Thanks to Tony Finch.
 			[RT #43525]
diff --git a/lib/dns/openssl_link.c b/lib/dns/openssl_link.c
index 6a0fb4c0e8..1b2d3acb7f 100644
--- a/lib/dns/openssl_link.c
+++ b/lib/dns/openssl_link.c
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ dst__openssl_init(const char *engine) {
 		goto cleanup_mutexalloc;
 	CRYPTO_set_locking_callback(lock_callback);
 	CRYPTO_set_id_callback(id_callback);
-#endif
 
 	ERR_load_crypto_strings();
+#endif
 
 	rm = mem_alloc(sizeof(RAND_METHOD) FILELINE);
 	if (rm == NULL) {