diff -up openssl-1.1.0g/apps/app_rand.c.silent-rnd-write openssl-1.1.0g/apps/app_rand.c

--- openssl-1.1.0g/apps/app_rand.c.silent-rnd-write	2017-05-25 14:46:17.000000000 +0200

+++ openssl-1.1.0g/apps/app_rand.c	2018-01-11 18:05:32.332703425 +0100

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ long app_RAND_load_files(char *name)

 int app_RAND_write_file(const char *file)

 {

     char buffer[200];

+    const char *origfile = file;

     if (egdsocket || !seeded)

         /*

@@ -103,8 +104,10 @@ int app_RAND_write_file(const char *file

     if (file == NULL)

         file = RAND_file_name(buffer, sizeof buffer);

     if (file == NULL || !RAND_write_file(file)) {

-        BIO_printf(bio_err, "unable to write 'random state'\n");

-        return 0;

+        if (origfile != NULL) {

+            BIO_printf(bio_err, "unable to write 'random state'\n");

+            return 0;

+        }

     }

     return 1;

 }