diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 58b145170..7f7c4d6da 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ if(NOT UNIX)
       if(HAVE_SCHANNEL_H)
         set(USE_SCHANNEL ON)
         set(SSL_ENABLED ON)
-        check_library_exists_concat("crypt32" CertFreeCertificateContext HAVE_LIBCRYPT32)
+        set(CURL_LIBS ${CURL_LIBS} "crypt32")
       endif()
     endif()
   endif()