diff --git a/tools/debugedit.c b/tools/debugedit.c
index cea532ecc..813c9bea0 100644
--- a/tools/debugedit.c
+++ b/tools/debugedit.c
@@ -1315,6 +1315,8 @@ handle_build_id (DSO *dso, Elf_Data *build_id,
   void *digest = NULL;
   size_t len;
 
+  rpmInitCrypto();
+
   while (i-- > 0)
     {
       algorithm = algorithms[i];