diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1f74f59e3..69eb170a7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -337,6 +337,8 @@ if (APPLE AND NOT IOS)
 endif()
 
 find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
+message(STATUS "Using OpenSSL include dir at ${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+include_directories(${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
 if(STATIC AND NOT IOS)
   if(UNIX)
     set(OPENSSL_LIBRARIES "${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES};${CMAKE_DL_LIBS};${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}")