diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cf9d0d585..1ae82ceb3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ function(SETUP_CURL_DEPENDENCIES TARGET_NAME)
   if(CMAKE_USE_OPENSSL AND OPENSSL_FOUND)
     include_directories(${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
   endif()
-  if(CURL_SSL AND CURL_CONFIG_HAS_BEEN_RUN_BEFORE)
+  if(CMAKE_USE_OPENSSL AND CURL_CONFIG_HAS_BEEN_RUN_BEFORE)
     target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES})
     #ADD_DEFINITIONS( -DUSE_SSLEAY )
   endif()