diff --git a/src/libs/vmisc/vabstractapplication.cpp b/src/libs/vmisc/vabstractapplication.cpp
index 4304f7761..c8e7ea71f 100644
--- a/src/libs/vmisc/vabstractapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/vmisc/vabstractapplication.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ VAbstractApplication::VAbstractApplication(int &argc, char **argv)
         // Connect this slot with VApplication::aboutToQuit.
         Settings()->sync();
     });
+
+#if !defined(V_NO_ASSERT)
+    // Ignore SSL-related warnings
+    // See issue #528: Error: QSslSocket: cannot resolve SSLv2_client_method.
+    qputenv("QT_LOGGING_RULES", "qt.network.ssl.warning=false");
+#endif //!defined(V_NO_ASSERT)
 }
 
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