diff --git a/lib/openssl.rb b/lib/openssl.rb
index f3ce235d..d6de6aa4 100644
--- a/lib/openssl.rb
+++ b/lib/openssl.rb
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-require 'jopenssl/load'
\ No newline at end of file
+begin
+  require 'jopenssl/load'
+rescue LoadError => e
+  e.message.sub! 'jopenssl/load', 'openssl'
+end