diff --git a/nselib/vnc.lua b/nselib/vnc.lua
index 1df546809..929f82f45 100644
--- a/nselib/vnc.lua
+++ b/nselib/vnc.lua
@@ -157,9 +157,6 @@ VNC = {
 
   --- Connects the VNC socket
   connect = function(self)
-    if ( not(HAVE_SSL) ) then
-      return false, "The VNC module requires OpenSSL support"
-    end
     return self.socket:connect(self.host, self.port, "tcp")
   end,
 
@@ -729,6 +726,14 @@ VNC = {
   end
 }
 
+if not HAVE_SSL then
+  local login_unsupported = function()
+    return false, "Login type unsupported without OpenSSL"
+  end
+  VNC.login_vncauth = login_unsupported
+  VNC.login_tls = login_unsupported
+end
+
 local unittest = require "unittest"
 if not unittest.testing() then
   return _ENV