diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d6d047a..c94399b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ find_package(OpenSSL)
 
 if(OPENSSL_FOUND)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DHAVE_OPENSSL")
+    target_link_libraries(http_examples ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES})
     include_directories(SYSTEM ${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
     add_executable(https_examples https_examples.cpp)