diff --git a/contrib/epee/src/CMakeLists.txt b/contrib/epee/src/CMakeLists.txt
index af3c6ca5f..3b41f415e 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,6 +49,5 @@ target_link_libraries(epee
     easylogging
     ${Boost_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY}
   PRIVATE
-    ssl
-    crypto
+    ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES}
     ${EXTRA_LIBRARIES})