diff --git a/ssh.c b/ssh.c
index 33eac93..5a69115 100644
--- a/ssh.c
+++ b/ssh.c
@@ -485,11 +485,11 @@
 	if (!host)
 		usage();
 
+	SSLeay_add_all_algorithms();
+
 	/* Initialize the command to execute on remote host. */
 	buffer_init(&command);
 
-	SSLeay_add_all_algorithms();
-
 	/*
 	 * Save the command to execute on the remote host in a buffer. There
 	 * is no limit on the length of the command, except by the maximum