diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/utils/leak_detective.c b/src/libstrongswan/utils/leak_detective.c
index a3215014a..616613a72 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/utils/leak_detective.c
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/utils/leak_detective.c
@@ -680,6 +680,7 @@ static char *whitelist[] = {
  */
 static char *unknown_memory_whitelist[] = {
 	"tzset",
+	"OPENSSL_cleanup",
 };
 
 /**