diff --git a/nselib/mssql.lua b/nselib/mssql.lua
index c24fbe3ea..470196764 100644
--- a/nselib/mssql.lua
+++ b/nselib/mssql.lua
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ _ENV = stdnse.module("mssql", stdnse.seeall)
 --
 --								(Patrik Karlsson, Chris Woodbury)
 
-local openssl, HAVE_SSL = pcall(require, "openssl")
+local HAVE_SSL, openssl = pcall(require, "openssl")
 
 do
   namedpipes = smb.namedpipes
diff --git a/nselib/smbauth.lua b/nselib/smbauth.lua
index eef5031c3..3836059ec 100644
--- a/nselib/smbauth.lua
+++ b/nselib/smbauth.lua
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ local string = require "string"
 local table = require "table"
 _ENV = stdnse.module("smbauth", stdnse.seeall)
 
-local openssl, have_ssl = pcall(require, "openssl")
+local have_ssl, openssl = pcall(require, "openssl")
 
 -- Constants
 local NTLMSSP_NEGOTIATE = 0x00000001