diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9d5e6a4..dfa1dd3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ if (NOT EXISTS "${OPENSSL_PATH}/CMakeLists.txt")
 
 endif()
 
+set(OPENSSL_USE_STATIC_LIBS TRUE)
 find_package(OpenSSL)
 
 if( OPENSSL_FOUND )
-    set(OPENSSL_USE_STATIC_LIBS TRUE)
     find_package(OpenSSL PATHS "${OPENSSL_PATH}/build")
 
     if( OPENSSL_FOUND )