diff -up openssl-3.0.1/crypto/provider_conf.c.fipsact openssl-3.0.1/crypto/provider_conf.c
--- openssl-3.0.1/crypto/provider_conf.c.fipsact	2022-05-12 12:44:31.199034948 +0200
+++ openssl-3.0.1/crypto/provider_conf.c	2022-05-12 12:49:17.468318373 +0200
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <openssl/trace.h>
 #include <openssl/err.h>
+#include <openssl/evp.h>
 #include <openssl/conf.h>
 #include <openssl/safestack.h>
 #include <openssl/provider.h>
@@ -216,7 +176,7 @@ static int provider_conf_load(OSSL_LIB_C
         if (path != NULL)
             ossl_provider_set_module_path(prov, path);
 
-        ok = provider_conf_params(prov, NULL, NULL, value, cnf);
+        ok = cnf ? provider_conf_params(prov, NULL, NULL, value, cnf) : 1;
 
         if (ok) {
             if (!ossl_provider_activate(prov, 1, 0)) {
@@ -306,6 +317,16 @@ static int provider_conf_init(CONF_IMODU
             return 0;
     }
 
+    if (ossl_get_kernel_fips_flag() != 0) { /* XXX from provider_conf_load */
+        OSSL_LIB_CTX *libctx = NCONF_get0_libctx((CONF *)cnf);
+        if (provider_conf_activate(libctx, "fips", NULL, NULL, 0, NULL) != 1)
+            return 0;
+        if (provider_conf_activate(libctx, "base", NULL, NULL, 0, NULL) != 1)
+            return 0;
+        if (EVP_default_properties_enable_fips(libctx, 1) != 1)
+            return 0;
+    }
+
     return 1;
 }