diff --git a/lib/vtls/nss.c b/lib/vtls/nss.c
index 4eb6a7792..0c5a806f1 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/nss.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/nss.c
@@ -1578,8 +1578,9 @@ static CURLcode nss_load_ca_certificates(struct connectdata *conn,
     infof(data, "%s %s\n", (result) ? "failed to load" : "loaded",
           trust_library);
     if(result == CURLE_FAILED_INIT)
-      /* make the error non-fatal if we are not going to verify peer */
-      result = CURLE_SSL_CACERT_BADFILE;
+      /* If libnssckbi.so is not available (or fails to load), one can still
+         use CA certificates stored in NSS database.  Ignore the failure. */
+      result = CURLE_OK;
   }
   else if(!use_trust_module && trust_module) {
     /* libnssckbi.so not needed but already loaded --> unload it! */