diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
index 7979e395a4..df97adaf82 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
@@ -17,39 +17,18 @@
  *  limitations under the License.
  */
 
-#if !defined(MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE)
-#include "mbedtls/config.h"
-#else
-#include MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE
-#endif
+#include "ssl_test_lib.h"
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_C)
-#include "mbedtls/platform.h"
-#else
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#define mbedtls_time       time
-#define mbedtls_time_t     time_t
-#define mbedtls_printf     printf
-#define mbedtls_fprintf    fprintf
-#define mbedtls_snprintf   snprintf
-#define mbedtls_calloc     calloc
-#define mbedtls_free       free
-#define mbedtls_exit            exit
-#define MBEDTLS_EXIT_SUCCESS    EXIT_SUCCESS
-#define MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE    EXIT_FAILURE
-#endif
-
-#if !defined(MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C) || \
-    !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C) || \
-    !defined(MBEDTLS_NET_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C) || \
-    defined(MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_KEY_ID_ENCODES_OWNER)
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_TEST_IMPOSSIBLE)
 int main( void )
 {
-    mbedtls_printf( "MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C and/or "
-           "MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS_C and/or MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C and/or "
-           "MBEDTLS_NET_C and/or MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C and/or not defined "
-           " and/or MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_KEY_ID_ENCODES_OWNER defined.\n" );
+    mbedtls_printf( MBEDTLS_SSL_TEST_IMPOSSIBLE );
+    mbedtls_exit( 0 );
+}
+#elif !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C)
+int main( void )
+{
+    mbedtls_printf( "MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C not defined.\n" );
     mbedtls_exit( 0 );
 }
 #else
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
index a1fbca6dca..f14944b04a 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
@@ -17,39 +17,18 @@
  *  limitations under the License.
  */
 
-#if !defined(MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE)
-#include "mbedtls/config.h"
-#else
-#include MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE
-#endif
+#include "ssl_test_lib.h"
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_C)
-#include "mbedtls/platform.h"
-#else
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#define mbedtls_calloc     calloc
-#define mbedtls_free       free
-#define mbedtls_time       time
-#define mbedtls_time_t     time_t
-#define mbedtls_calloc    calloc
-#define mbedtls_fprintf    fprintf
-#define mbedtls_printf     printf
-#define mbedtls_exit            exit
-#define MBEDTLS_EXIT_SUCCESS    EXIT_SUCCESS
-#define MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE    EXIT_FAILURE
-#endif
-
-#if !defined(MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C) || \
-    !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C) || \
-    !defined(MBEDTLS_NET_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C) || \
-    defined(MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_KEY_ID_ENCODES_OWNER)
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_TEST_IMPOSSIBLE)
 int main( void )
 {
-    mbedtls_printf( "MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C and/or "
-           "MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS_C and/or MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C and/or "
-           "MBEDTLS_NET_C and/or MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C and/or not defined "
-           " and/or MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_KEY_ID_ENCODES_OWNER defined.\n" );
+    mbedtls_printf( MBEDTLS_SSL_TEST_IMPOSSIBLE );
+    mbedtls_exit( 0 );
+}
+#elif !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C)
+int main( void )
+{
+    mbedtls_printf( "MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C not defined.\n" );
     mbedtls_exit( 0 );
 }
 #else
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_test_lib.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_test_lib.c
index 897afc68bc..40a6aa92f8 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_test_lib.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_test_lib.c
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@
 
 #include "ssl_test_lib.h"
 
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_TEST_IMPOSSIBLE)
+
+#endif /* !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_TEST_IMPOSSIBLE) */
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_test_lib.h b/programs/ssl/ssl_test_lib.h
index 07c784c2fc..c5783de698 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_test_lib.h
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_test_lib.h
@@ -20,4 +20,42 @@
 #ifndef MBEDTLS_PROGRAMS_SSL_SSL_TEST_LIB_H
 #define MBEDTLS_PROGRAMS_SSL_SSL_TEST_LIB_H
 
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE)
+#include "mbedtls/config.h"
+#else
+#include MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE
+#endif
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_C)
+#include "mbedtls/platform.h"
+#else
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#define mbedtls_calloc     calloc
+#define mbedtls_free       free
+#define mbedtls_time       time
+#define mbedtls_time_t     time_t
+#define mbedtls_printf     printf
+#define mbedtls_fprintf    fprintf
+#define mbedtls_snprintf   snprintf
+#define mbedtls_exit            exit
+#define MBEDTLS_EXIT_SUCCESS    EXIT_SUCCESS
+#define MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE    EXIT_FAILURE
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C) ||                         \
+    !defined(MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C) ||                          \
+    !defined(MBEDTLS_NET_C) ||                              \
+    !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS_C) ||                          \
+    defined(MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_KEY_ID_ENCODES_OWNER)
+#define MBEDTLS_SSL_TEST_IMPOSSIBLE                             \
+    "MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C and/or "                                \
+    "MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C and/or "                                 \
+    "MBEDTLS_NET_C and/or "                                     \
+    "MBEDTLS_SSL_TLS_C not defined, "                           \
+    "and/or MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_KEY_ID_ENCODES_OWNER defined.\n"
+#else
+#undef MBEDTLS_SSL_TEST_IMPOSSIBLE
+#endif
+
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_PROGRAMS_SSL_SSL_TEST_LIB_H */