diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 8b05d3186..ad0da1464 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+19 August 2024: Wouter
+	- Fix #1126: unbound-control-setup hangs while testing for openssl
+	  presence starting from version 1.21.0.
+
 9 August 2024: Wouter
 	- Fix spelling for the cache-min-negative-ttl entry in the
 	  example.conf.
diff --git a/smallapp/unbound-control-setup.sh.in b/smallapp/unbound-control-setup.sh.in
index f74b0105a..91458af36 100644
--- a/smallapp/unbound-control-setup.sh.in
+++ b/smallapp/unbound-control-setup.sh.in
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ while getopts 'd:hr' arg; do
 done
 shift $((OPTIND - 1))
 
-if ! openssl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+if ! openssl </dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     echo "$0 requires openssl to be installed for keys/certificates generation." >&2
     exit 1
 fi