diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/scripts/clink.pl b/compat/vcbuild/scripts/clink.pl
index 8a2112f22f..4374771df2 100644
--- a/compat/vcbuild/scripts/clink.pl
+++ b/compat/vcbuild/scripts/clink.pl
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ while (@ARGV) {
 		push(@args, "iconv.lib");
 	} elsif ("$arg" eq "-lcrypto") {
 		push(@args, "libeay32.lib");
+	} elsif ("$arg" eq "-lssl") {
 		push(@args, "ssleay32.lib");
 	} elsif ("$arg" =~ /^-L/ && "$arg" ne "-LTCG") {
 		$arg =~ s/^-L/-LIBPATH:/;
diff --git a/contrib/buildsystems/engine.pl b/contrib/buildsystems/engine.pl
index 8f890fb5a5..23da787dc5 100644
--- a/contrib/buildsystems/engine.pl
+++ b/contrib/buildsystems/engine.pl
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ sub handleLinkLine
             push(@libs, "zlib.lib");
 	} elsif ("$part" eq "-lcrypto") {
             push(@libs, "libeay32.lib");
+        } elsif ("$part" eq "-lssl") {
             push(@libs, "ssleay32.lib");
         } elsif ($part =~ /^-/) {
             push(@lflags, $part);