diff --git a/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qsslsocket_openssl_symbols.cpp b/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qsslsocket_openssl_symbols.cpp
index ee15a8fd1c1..a30348b20eb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qsslsocket_openssl_symbols.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/tls/openssl/qsslsocket_openssl_symbols.cpp
@@ -819,6 +819,11 @@ static LoadedOpenSsl loadOpenSsl()
     const QStringList cryptoList = findAllLibCrypto();
 
     for (const QString &crypto : cryptoList) {
+#ifdef Q_OS_DARWIN
+        // Clients should not load the unversioned libcrypto dylib as it does not have a stable ABI
+        if (crypto.endsWith("libcrypto.dylib"))
+            continue;
+#endif
         libcrypto->setFileNameAndVersion(crypto, -1);
         if (libcrypto->load()) {
             QFileInfo fi(crypto);
diff --git a/tests/auto/network/ssl/shared/qopenssl_symbols.h b/tests/auto/network/ssl/shared/qopenssl_symbols.h
index 9a654479df7..4b6d1e64072 100644
--- a/tests/auto/network/ssl/shared/qopenssl_symbols.h
+++ b/tests/auto/network/ssl/shared/qopenssl_symbols.h
@@ -685,6 +685,11 @@ LoadedOpenSsl loadOpenSsl()
     const QStringList cryptoList = findAllLibCrypto();
 
     for (const QString &crypto : cryptoList) {
+#ifdef Q_OS_DARWIN
+        // Clients should not load the unversioned libcrypto dylib as it does not have a stable ABI
+        if (crypto.endsWith("libcrypto.dylib"))
+            continue;
+#endif
         libcrypto->setFileNameAndVersion(crypto, -1);
         if (libcrypto->load()) {
             QFileInfo fi(crypto);