diff --git a/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/Unix/System.Net.Security.Native/Interop.Initialization.cs b/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/Unix/System.Net.Security.Native/Interop.Initialization.cs
index 39a0d67f2021cb..d54b50c66ce945 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/Unix/System.Net.Security.Native/Interop.Initialization.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/Unix/System.Net.Security.Native/Interop.Initialization.cs
@@ -13,23 +13,42 @@ static Ssl()
         {
             SslInitializer.Initialize();
         }
+
+        // access for static properties that may be called before static constructor.
+        internal static void EsureInitialized()
+        {
+            SslInitializer.Initialize();
+        }
     }
 
     internal static class SslInitializer
     {
 #if !SYSNETSECURITY_NO_OPENSSL
+        private static readonly object _initLock = new object();
+        private static bool _initialized;
+
+#pragma warning disable CA1810
         static SslInitializer()
         {
-            CryptoInitializer.Initialize();
-
-            //Call ssl specific initializer
-            Ssl.EnsureLibSslInitialized();
-            if (Interop.Crypto.ErrPeekLastError() != 0)
+            lock (_initLock)
             {
-                // It is going to be wrapped in a type load exception but will have the error information
-                throw Interop.Crypto.CreateOpenSslCryptographicException();
+                if (!_initialized)
+                {
+                    CryptoInitializer.Initialize();
+
+                    //Call ssl specific initializer
+                    Ssl.EnsureLibSslInitialized();
+                    if (Interop.Crypto.ErrPeekLastError() != 0)
+                    {
+                        // It is going to be wrapped in a type load exception but will have the error information
+                        throw Interop.Crypto.CreateOpenSslCryptographicException();
+                    }
+
+                    _initialized = true;
+                }
             }
         }
+#pragma warning restore CA1810
 #endif
 
         internal static void Initialize()
diff --git a/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/Unix/System.Security.Cryptography.Native/Interop.Ssl.cs b/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/Unix/System.Security.Cryptography.Native/Interop.Ssl.cs
index 1db80064b2c80c..d5c746045161f3 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/Unix/System.Security.Cryptography.Native/Interop.Ssl.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/Unix/System.Security.Cryptography.Native/Interop.Ssl.cs
@@ -191,8 +191,14 @@ internal static byte[] ConvertAlpnProtocolListToByteArray(List<SslApplicationPro
         }
 
         [GeneratedDllImport(Libraries.CryptoNative, EntryPoint = "CryptoNative_Tls13Supported")]
-        private static partial int Tls13SupportedImpl();
-        internal static readonly bool Tls13Supported = Tls13SupportedImpl() != 0;
+        private static partial int Tls13SupportedNative();
+        internal static readonly bool Tls13Supported = Tls13SupportedImpl();
+
+        internal static bool Tls13SupportedImpl()
+        {
+            EsureInitialized();
+            return Tls13SupportedNative() != 0;
+        }
 
         internal static SafeSharedX509NameStackHandle SslGetClientCAList(SafeSslHandle ssl)
         {