diff --git a/rialto/src/main.rs b/rialto/src/main.rs
index 8b73130..43215a0 100644
--- a/rialto/src/main.rs
+++ b/rialto/src/main.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 use crate::error::{Error, Result};
 use crate::fdt::read_dice_range_from;
 use alloc::boxed::Box;
+use bssl_ffi::CRYPTO_library_init;
 use ciborium_io::Write;
 use core::num::NonZeroUsize;
 use core::slice;
@@ -134,6 +135,13 @@
             e
         })?;
     }
+
+    // Initializes the crypto library before any crypto operations and after the heap is
+    // initialized.
+    // SAFETY: It is safe to call this function multiple times and concurrently.
+    unsafe {
+        CRYPTO_library_init();
+    }
     let bcc_handover: Box<dyn DiceArtifacts> = match vm_type() {
         VmType::ProtectedVm => {
             let dice_range = read_dice_range_from(fdt)?;