diff --git a/lib/Makefile.vc6 b/lib/Makefile.vc6
index 824bb4e87..e783e3ae2 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.vc6
+++ b/lib/Makefile.vc6
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ LNKDLL       = link.exe /DLL
 LNKLIB       = link.exe /lib
 LFLAGS       = /nologo /machine:$(MACHINE)
 SSLLIBS      = libeay32.lib ssleay32.lib
+WINSSLLIBS   = crypt32.lib
 ZLIBLIBSDLL  = zdll.lib
 ZLIBLIBS     = zlib.lib
 WINLIBS      = ws2_32.lib wldap32.lib advapi32.lib
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ CFGSET   = TRUE
 TARGET   = $(LIBCURL_STA_LIB_REL)
 DIROBJ   = $(CFG)
 LFLAGSZLIB = "/LIBPATH:$(ZLIB_PATH)"
-LNK      = $(LNKLIB) /out:$(DIROBJ)\$(TARGET)
+LNK      = $(LNKLIB) $(WINSSLLIBS) /out:$(DIROBJ)\$(TARGET)
 CC       = $(CCNODBG) $(RTLIB) $(CFLAGSWINSSL) $(CFLAGSLIB)
 CFGSET   = TRUE
 !ENDIF
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ CFGSET   = TRUE
 TARGET   = $(LIBCURL_STA_LIB_REL)
 DIROBJ   = $(CFG)
 LFLAGSZLIB = "/LIBPATH:$(ZLIB_PATH)"
-LNK      = $(LNKLIB) $(LFLAGSZLIB) /out:$(DIROBJ)\$(TARGET)
+LNK      = $(LNKLIB) $(LFLAGSZLIB) $(WINSSLLIBS) /out:$(DIROBJ)\$(TARGET)
 CC       = $(CCNODBG) $(RTLIB) $(CFLAGSWINSSL) $(CFLAGSZLIB) $(CFLAGSLIB)
 CFGSET   = TRUE
 !ENDIF