diff --git a/test/parallel/test-crypto-fips.js b/test/parallel/test-crypto-fips.js
index 2b87937fe705d4..a83170c49ae4b1 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-crypto-fips.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-crypto-fips.js
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ function compiledWithFips() {
   return process.config.variables.openssl_fips ? true : false;
 }
 
+function sharedOpenSSL() {
+  return process.config.variables.node_shared_openssl;
+}
+
 function addToEnv(newVar, value) {
   const envCopy = {};
   for (const e in process.env) {
@@ -85,29 +89,43 @@ testHelper(
   'require("crypto").fips',
   process.env);
 
-// OpenSSL config file should be able to turn on FIPS mode
-testHelper(
-  'stdout',
-  [`--openssl-config=${CNF_FIPS_ON}`],
-  compiledWithFips() ? FIPS_ENABLED : FIPS_DISABLED,
-  'require("crypto").fips',
-  process.env);
-
-// OPENSSL_CONF should be able to turn on FIPS mode
-testHelper(
-  'stdout',
-  [],
-  compiledWithFips() ? FIPS_ENABLED : FIPS_DISABLED,
-  'require("crypto").fips',
-  addToEnv('OPENSSL_CONF', CNF_FIPS_ON));
-
-// --openssl-config option should override OPENSSL_CONF
-testHelper(
-  'stdout',
-  [`--openssl-config=${CNF_FIPS_ON}`],
-  compiledWithFips() ? FIPS_ENABLED : FIPS_DISABLED,
-  'require("crypto").fips',
-  addToEnv('OPENSSL_CONF', CNF_FIPS_OFF));
+// If Node was configured using --shared-openssl fips support might be
+// available depending on how OpenSSL was built. If fips support is
+// available the tests that toggle the fips_mode on/off using the config
+// file option will succeed and return 1 instead of 0.
+//
+// Note that this case is different from when calling the fips setter as the
+// configuration file is handled by OpenSSL, so it is not possible for us
+// to try to call the fips setter, to try to detect this situation, as
+// that would throw an error:
+// ("Error: Cannot set FIPS mode in a non-FIPS build.").
+// Due to this uncertanty the following tests are skipped when configured
+// with --shared-openssl.
+if (!sharedOpenSSL()) {
+  // OpenSSL config file should be able to turn on FIPS mode
+  testHelper(
+    'stdout',
+    [`--openssl-config=${CNF_FIPS_ON}`],
+    compiledWithFips() ? FIPS_ENABLED : FIPS_DISABLED,
+    'require("crypto").fips',
+    process.env);
+
+  // OPENSSL_CONF should be able to turn on FIPS mode
+  testHelper(
+    'stdout',
+    [],
+    compiledWithFips() ? FIPS_ENABLED : FIPS_DISABLED,
+    'require("crypto").fips',
+    addToEnv('OPENSSL_CONF', CNF_FIPS_ON));
+
+  // --openssl-config option should override OPENSSL_CONF
+  testHelper(
+    'stdout',
+    [`--openssl-config=${CNF_FIPS_ON}`],
+    compiledWithFips() ? FIPS_ENABLED : FIPS_DISABLED,
+    'require("crypto").fips',
+    addToEnv('OPENSSL_CONF', CNF_FIPS_OFF));
+}
 
 testHelper(
   'stdout',