diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2b71fd2b8..c294f7f65 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -250,6 +250,10 @@ if(WIN32)
 		set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -DWINVER=0x0602 -DWIN32_WINNT=0x0602")
 		set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DWINVER=0x0602 -DWIN32_WINNT=0x0602")
 	endif()
+	
+	if (FREERDP_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH)
+		set(OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR ${FREERDP_EXTERNAL_SSL_PATH})
+	endif()
 endif()
 
 if(IOS)
diff --git a/cmake/FindOpenSSL.cmake b/cmake/FindOpenSSL.cmake
index ee446f6e1..348d52729 100644
--- a/cmake/FindOpenSSL.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindOpenSSL.cmake
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ SET(_OPENSSL_ROOT_HINTS_AND_PATHS
 FIND_PATH(OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR
   NAMES
     openssl/ssl.h
+  PATH_SUFFIXES
+	"include"
   HINTS
     ${_OPENSSL_INCLUDEDIR}
   ${_OPENSSL_ROOT_HINTS_AND_PATHS}