diff --git a/nse_nmaplib.cc b/nse_nmaplib.cc
index 4c645ddff..f114f9f38 100644
--- a/nse_nmaplib.cc
+++ b/nse_nmaplib.cc
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ static int l_set_port_state(lua_State* l, Target* target, Port* port);
 static int l_set_port_version(lua_State* l, Target* target, Port* port);
 static int l_get_verbosity(lua_State *);
 static int l_get_debugging(lua_State *);
+static int l_get_have_ssl(lua_State *l);
 
 int l_clock_ms(lua_State* l);
 
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ int set_nmaplib(lua_State* l) {
 		{"new_try", l_exc_newtry},
 		{"verbosity", l_get_verbosity},
 		{"debugging", l_get_debugging},
+		{"have_ssl", l_get_have_ssl},
 		{NULL, NULL} 
 	};
 
@@ -510,3 +512,11 @@ static int l_get_debugging(lua_State *l)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static int l_get_have_ssl(lua_State *l) {
+#if HAVE_OPENSSL
+	lua_pushboolean(l, true);
+#else
+	lua_pushboolean(l, false);
+#endif
+	return 1;
+}
diff --git a/scripts/showHTMLTitle.nse b/scripts/showHTMLTitle.nse
index f4d074c20..b2ea51860 100644
--- a/scripts/showHTMLTitle.nse
+++ b/scripts/showHTMLTitle.nse
@@ -11,10 +11,19 @@ license = "See nmaps COPYING for licence"
 
 categories = {"demo", "safe"}
 
-require "shortport"
 require "stdnse"
 
-portrule = shortport.service({'http', 'https'})
+portrule = function(host, port)
+	if not (port.service == 'http' or port.service == 'https') then
+		return false
+	end
+	-- Don't bother running on SSL ports if we don't have SSL.
+	if (port.service == 'https' or port.version.service_tunnel == 'ssl')
+		and not nmap.have_ssl() then
+		return false
+	end
+	return true
+end
 
 action = function(host, port)
 	local socket, request, result, status, s, title, protocol