diff --git a/lib/hcrypto/test_crypto.in b/lib/hcrypto/test_crypto.in
index 1d6afc1a1..93b8bb94e 100644
--- a/lib/hcrypto/test_crypto.in
+++ b/lib/hcrypto/test_crypto.in
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ rsa="${TESTS_ENVIRONMENT} ./test_rsa"
 engine="${TESTS_ENVIRONMENT} ./test_engine_dso"
 rand="${TESTS_ENVIRONMENT} ./test_rand"
 
+${engine} --test-random > /dev/null || { echo "missing random"; exit 77; }
+
 ${rsa} --key=${srcdir}/rsakey.der || \
 	{ echo "rsa test failed" ; exit 1; }