diff --git a/src/fe-fuzz/server.c b/src/fe-fuzz/server.c
index 83ce7bfa..b74a29b9 100644
--- a/src/fe-fuzz/server.c
+++ b/src/fe-fuzz/server.c
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ int LLVMFuzzerInitialize(int *argc, char ***argv) {
 	args_execute(0, NULL);
 	core_preinit((*argv)[0]);
 	core_init();
+	irssi_ssl_init();
 	irc_init();
 	fe_common_core_init();
 	fe_common_irc_init();