diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index f104fdb9b..a62aaaf42 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ memstats$(EXEEXT):	$(MEMSTATS_OBJ_LINK)
 	$(LINK) -o $@ $(MEMSTATS_OBJ_LINK) $(SSLLIB) $(LIBS)
 
 asynclook$(EXEEXT):	$(ASYNCLOOK_OBJ_LINK) libunbound.la
-	$(LINK) -o $@ $(ASYNCLOOK_OBJ_LINK) $(LIBS) -L. -L.libs -lunbound
+	$(LINK) -o $@ $(ASYNCLOOK_OBJ_LINK) -L. -L.libs -lunbound $(SSLLIB) $(LIBS)
 
 streamtcp$(EXEEXT):	$(STREAMTCP_OBJ_LINK)
 	$(LINK) -o $@ $(STREAMTCP_OBJ_LINK) $(SSLLIB) $(LIBS)
diff --git a/testcode/asynclook.c b/testcode/asynclook.c
index a2bdb6213..06bcf5ab8 100644
--- a/testcode/asynclook.c
+++ b/testcode/asynclook.c
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@
 #undef free
 #undef strdup
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SSL
+#ifdef HAVE_OPENSSL_SSL_H
+#include <openssl/ssl.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_OPENSSL_ERR_H
+#include <openssl/err.h>
+#endif
+#endif /* HAVE_SSL */
+
 
 /** keeping track of the async ids */
 struct track_id {
@@ -459,6 +468,27 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	argc -= optind;
 	argv += optind;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_SSL
+#ifdef HAVE_ERR_LOAD_CRYPTO_STRINGS
+	ERR_load_crypto_strings();
+#endif
+#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000 || !defined(HAVE_OPENSSL_INIT_SSL)
+	ERR_load_SSL_strings();
+#endif
+#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000 || !defined(HAVE_OPENSSL_INIT_CRYPTO)
+	OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms();
+#else
+	OPENSSL_init_crypto(OPENSSL_INIT_ADD_ALL_CIPHERS
+		| OPENSSL_INIT_ADD_ALL_DIGESTS
+		| OPENSSL_INIT_LOAD_CRYPTO_STRINGS, NULL);
+#endif
+#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000 || !defined(HAVE_OPENSSL_INIT_SSL)
+	(void)SSL_library_init();
+#else
+	(void)OPENSSL_init_ssl(OPENSSL_INIT_LOAD_SSL_STRINGS, NULL);
+#endif
+#endif /* HAVE_SSL */
+
 	if(ext)
 		return ext_test(ctx, argc, argv);