diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c
index 1c68d1c..c30f7b8 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client1.c
@@ -87,6 +87,16 @@
     mbedtls_debug_set_threshold(DEBUG_LEVEL);
 #endif
 
+    /*
+     * 0. Initialize the RNG and the session data
+     */
+    mbedtls_net_init(&server_fd);
+    mbedtls_ssl_init(&ssl);
+    mbedtls_ssl_config_init(&conf);
+    mbedtls_x509_crt_init(&cacert);
+    mbedtls_ctr_drbg_init(&ctr_drbg);
+    mbedtls_entropy_init(&entropy);
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_USE_PSA_CRYPTO)
     psa_status_t status = psa_crypto_init();
     if (status != PSA_SUCCESS) {
@@ -96,19 +106,10 @@
     }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_USE_PSA_CRYPTO */
 
-    /*
-     * 0. Initialize the RNG and the session data
-     */
-    mbedtls_net_init(&server_fd);
-    mbedtls_ssl_init(&ssl);
-    mbedtls_ssl_config_init(&conf);
-    mbedtls_x509_crt_init(&cacert);
-    mbedtls_ctr_drbg_init(&ctr_drbg);
-
     mbedtls_printf("\n  . Seeding the random number generator...");
     fflush(stdout);
 
-    mbedtls_entropy_init(&entropy);
+
     if ((ret = mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed(&ctr_drbg, mbedtls_entropy_func, &entropy,
                                      (const unsigned char *) pers,
                                      strlen(pers))) != 0) {