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;
 }