diff --git a/nselib/bittorrent.lua b/nselib/bittorrent.lua
index 4cba1e624..f1f471432 100644
--- a/nselib/bittorrent.lua
+++ b/nselib/bittorrent.lua
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ local coroutine = require "coroutine"
 local http = require "http"
 local io = require "io"
 local nmap = require "nmap"
-local openssl = require "openssl"
-local os = require "os"
 local stdnse = require "stdnse"
+local openssl = stdnse.silent_require "openssl"
+local os = require "os"
 local string = require "string"
 local table = require "table"
 local url = require "url"
diff --git a/scripts/http-vuln-cve2014-3704.nse b/scripts/http-vuln-cve2014-3704.nse
index 2091a90bd..0474c5a2f 100644
--- a/scripts/http-vuln-cve2014-3704.nse
+++ b/scripts/http-vuln-cve2014-3704.nse
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ local string = require "string"
 local table = require "table"
 local url = require "url"
 local vulns = require "vulns"
-local openssl = require "openssl"
+local openssl = stdnse.silent_require "openssl"
 local rand = require "rand"
 
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