diff --git a/tests/client/torture_auth_pkcs11.c b/tests/client/torture_auth_pkcs11.c
index bb856c9c..d33a400b 100644
--- a/tests/client/torture_auth_pkcs11.c
+++ b/tests/client/torture_auth_pkcs11.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ int torture_run_tests(void)
      * tokens, causing unexpected failures.
      * Make sure this comes before ssh_init(), which initializes OpenSSL!
      */
-    setenv("OPENSSL_CONF", "/dev/null", 1);
+    setenv("OPENSSL_CONF", SOURCEDIR "/tests/etc/openssl.cnf", 1);
 
     ssh_init();
     torture_filter_tests(tests);
diff --git a/tests/etc/openssl.cnf b/tests/etc/openssl.cnf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7149b6bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/etc/openssl.cnf
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+openssl_conf = openssl_init
+[openssl_init]
+providers = provider_sect
+[provider_sect]
+default = default_sect
+pkcs11 = pkcs11_sect
+[default_sect]
+activate = 1
+[pkcs11_sect]
+activate = 1
+pkcs11-module-assume-fips = true
diff --git a/tests/unittests/torture_pki_ecdsa_uri.c b/tests/unittests/torture_pki_ecdsa_uri.c
index c7b043ff..7e6cb8bf 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/torture_pki_ecdsa_uri.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/torture_pki_ecdsa_uri.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ int torture_run_tests(void) {
      * tokens, causing unexpected failures.
      * Make sure this comes before ssh_init(), which initializes OpenSSL!
      */
-    setenv("OPENSSL_CONF", "/dev/null", 1);
+    setenv("OPENSSL_CONF", SOURCEDIR "/tests/etc/openssl.cnf", 1);
 
     ssh_init();
     ssh_options_set(session, SSH_OPTIONS_LOG_VERBOSITY, &verbosity);
diff --git a/tests/unittests/torture_pki_ed25519_uri.c b/tests/unittests/torture_pki_ed25519_uri.c
index 25992799..09ccab4f 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/torture_pki_ed25519_uri.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/torture_pki_ed25519_uri.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ int torture_run_tests(void)
      * tokens, causing unexpected failures.
      * Make sure this comes before ssh_init(), which initializes OpenSSL!
      */
-    setenv("OPENSSL_CONF", "/dev/null", 1);
+    setenv("OPENSSL_CONF", SOURCEDIR "/tests/etc/openssl.cnf", 1);
 
     ssh_options_set(session, SSH_OPTIONS_LOG_VERBOSITY, &verbosity);
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/torture_pki_rsa_uri.c b/tests/unittests/torture_pki_rsa_uri.c
index 4e47c4f0..645f5465 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/torture_pki_rsa_uri.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/torture_pki_rsa_uri.c
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ torture_run_tests(void)
      * tokens, causing unexpected failures.
      * Make sure this comes before ssh_init(), which initializes OpenSSL!
      */
-    setenv("OPENSSL_CONF", "/dev/null", 1);
+    setenv("OPENSSL_CONF", SOURCEDIR "/tests/etc/openssl.cnf", 1);
 
     ssh_options_set(session, SSH_OPTIONS_LOG_VERBOSITY, &verbosity);