1 files changed, 3 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/objects/obj_err.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/objects/obj_err.c
index 0682979b38..12b48850c6 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/objects/obj_err.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/objects/obj_err.c
@@ -91,15 +91,12 @@ static ERR_STRING_DATA OBJ_str_reasons[]=
 
 void ERR_load_OBJ_strings(void)
         {
-        static int init=1;
+#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_ERR
 
-        if (init)
+        if (ERR_func_error_string(OBJ_str_functs[0].error) == NULL)
                 {
-                init=0;
-#ifndef OPENSSL_NO_ERR
                 ERR_load_strings(0,OBJ_str_functs);
                 ERR_load_strings(0,OBJ_str_reasons);
-#endif
-
                 }
+#endif
         }