diff --git a/src/base/CMakeLists.txt b/src/base/CMakeLists.txt
index ccecad271..53604742e 100644
--- a/src/base/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/base/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ add_library(qbt_base STATIC
 
 target_link_libraries(qbt_base
     PRIVATE
+        OpenSSL::Crypto OpenSSL::SSL
         ZLIB::ZLIB
         qbt_version_definitions
     PUBLIC