diff -u -r curl-7.21.0.orig/lib/ssluse.c curl-7.21.0/lib/ssluse.c
--- curl-7.21.0.orig/lib/ssluse.c	2011-01-13 18:13:55.000000000 +0100
+++ curl-7.21.0/lib/ssluse.c	2011-01-13 18:14:13.000000000 +0100
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@
   connssl->ctx = SSL_CTX_new(req_method);
 
   if(!connssl->ctx) {
-    failf(data, "SSL: couldn't create a context!");
+    failf(data, "SSL: couldn't create a context: %s",ERR_error_string(ERR_peek_last_error(),NULL));
     return CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
   }