diff --git a/test/common/index.js b/test/common/index.js
index 49fce36e5406f9..8c61fdc5cfcda1 100644
--- a/test/common/index.js
+++ b/test/common/index.js
@@ -48,8 +48,11 @@ const hasCrypto = Boolean(process.versions.openssl);
 
 // Check for flags. Skip this for workers (both, the `cluster` module and
 // `worker_threads`) and child processes.
+// If the binary was built without-ssl then the crypto flags are
+// invalid (bad option). The test itself should handle this case.
 if (process.argv.length === 2 &&
     isMainThread &&
+    hasCrypto &&
     module.parent &&
     require('cluster').isMaster) {
   // The copyright notice is relatively big and the flags could come afterwards.
@@ -74,9 +77,6 @@ if (process.argv.length === 2 &&
     const args = process.execArgv.map((arg) => arg.replace(/_/g, '-'));
     for (const flag of flags) {
       if (!args.includes(flag) &&
-          // If the binary was built without-ssl then the crypto flags are
-          // invalid (bad option). The test itself should handle this case.
-          hasCrypto &&
           // If the binary is build without `intl` the inspect option is
           // invalid. The test itself should handle this case.
           (process.features.inspector || !flag.startsWith('--inspect'))) {