diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/utils/leak_detective.c b/src/libstrongswan/utils/leak_detective.c
index e4b72426d..bbf7078dd 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/utils/leak_detective.c
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/utils/leak_detective.c
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ static char *whitelist[] = {
 	"RSA_new_method",
 	/* OpenSSL 1.1.0 does not cleanup anymore until the library is unloaded */
 	"OPENSSL_init_crypto",
+	"OPENSSL_init_ssl",
 	"CRYPTO_THREAD_lock_new",
 	"ERR_add_error_data",
 	"ERR_set_mark",