diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f2ee53a..d3235ce7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ message("Generated with config types: ${CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES}, and built ty
 enable_testing()
 
 find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
+set(OPENSSL_USE_STATIC_LIBS TRUE) # link statically
+
 
 if(APPLE)
   set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET 10.10.5)