diff --git a/cmake/modules/civetweb.cmake b/cmake/modules/civetweb.cmake
index 5b05c06d..43294436 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/civetweb.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/civetweb.cmake
@@ -30,5 +30,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
         -DCIVETWEB_ENABLE_SSL_DYNAMIC_LOADING=off
         -DCIVETWEB_SERVE_NO_FILES=on
         -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${CIVETWEB_SRC}/install
+        -DOPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR=${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR}
+        -DOPENSSL_LIBRARIES=${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES}
         BUILD_BYPRODUCTS ${CIVETWEB_LIB} ${CIVETWEB_CPP_LIB}
         PATCH_COMMAND patch -p1 -i ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules/civetweb/patch/civetweb.patch)
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