diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index eff906ca09e..565a9557250 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
       runs-on: ${{ matrix.runs-on }}
       no-wasm-simd: '1'
     secrets: inherit
-  
+
   test-without-intl:
     name: Test with Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }} compiled --without-intl
     strategy:
@@ -172,6 +172,79 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests
         run: npm run test:javascript:without-intl
 
+  test-without-ssl:
+    name: Test with Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }} compiled --without-ssl
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      max-parallel: 0
+      matrix:
+        node-version: ['20', '22', '24', '25']
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 120
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      # Setup node, install deps, and build undici prior to building icu-less node and testing
+      - name: Setup Node.js@${{ matrix.node-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm install
+
+      - name: Build undici
+        run: npm run build:node
+
+      - name: Determine latest release
+        id: release
+        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        with:
+          result-encoding: string
+          script: |
+            const req = await fetch('https://nodejs.org/download/release/index.json')
+            const releases = await req.json()
+
+            const latest = releases.find((r) => r.version.startsWith('v${{ matrix.node-version }}'))
+            return latest.version
+
+      - name: Download and extract source
+        run: curl https://nodejs.org/download/release/${{ steps.release.outputs.result }}/node-${{ steps.release.outputs.result }}.tar.xz | tar xfJ -
+
+      - name: Install ninja
+        run: sudo apt-get install ninja-build
+
+      - name: ccache
+        uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@bfa03e1de4d7f7c3e80ad9109feedd05c4f5a716 #v1.2.19
+        with:
+          key: node${{ matrix.node-version }}
+
+      - name: Build node
+        working-directory: ./node-${{ steps.release.outputs.result }}
+        run: |
+          export CC="ccache gcc"
+          export CXX="ccache g++"
+          ./configure --without-ssl --ninja --prefix=./final
+          make
+          make install
+          echo "$(pwd)/final/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+      - name: Print version information
+        run: |
+          echo OS: $(node -p "os.version()")
+          echo Node.js: $(node --version)
+          echo "Node.js built-in dependencies: $(node -p "'\r\n' + (Object.entries(process.versions).map(([k, v], i, arr) => (i !== arr.length - 1 ? '├──' : '└──') + k + '@' + v)).join('\r\n')")"
+          echo npm: $(npm --version)
+          echo git: $(git --version)
+          echo icu config: $(node -e "console.log(process.config)" | grep icu)
+
+      - name: Try loading Node.js without Crypto
+        run: node index.js
+
   test-fuzzing:
     name: Fuzzing
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/lib/util/runtime-features.js b/lib/util/runtime-features.js
index f76ba6b0ffe..3e62dc004d3 100644
--- a/lib/util/runtime-features.js
+++ b/lib/util/runtime-features.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function detectRuntimeFeatureByNodeModule (moduleName) {
     lazyLoaders[moduleName]()
     return true
   } catch (err) {
-    if (err.code !== 'ERR_UNKNOWN_BUILTIN_MODULE') {
+    if (err.code !== 'ERR_UNKNOWN_BUILTIN_MODULE' && err.code !== 'ERR_NO_CRYPTO') {
       throw err
     }
     return false