diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index a766aa711..4bf584c2e 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ install:
 build_script:
   - md build
   - cd build
-  - cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=c:\projects\libpcap\Win32\WpdPack -G"Visual Studio 12 2013" ..
+  - cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=c:\projects\libpcap\Win32\WpdPack -DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=c:\OpenSSL-Win32 -G"Visual Studio 12 2013" ..
   - msbuild -nologo -p:Configuration=Release tcpdump.sln
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 704e48c13..ebfa45b5b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ if(WITH_CRYPTO)
         # Check for some functions.
         #
         cmake_push_check_state()
-        set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES crypto)
+        set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${CRYPTO_LIBRARIES})
 
         #
       	# 1) do we have EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new?
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/FindCRYPTO.cmake b/cmake/Modules/FindCRYPTO.cmake
index 453c6516e..d13d2cd81 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/FindCRYPTO.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/FindCRYPTO.cmake
@@ -2,11 +2,29 @@
 # Try to find libcrypto.
 #
 
+if(MSVC)
+  find_package(OpenSSL QUIET)
+endif()
+
 # Try to find the header
-find_path(CRYPTO_INCLUDE_DIR openssl/crypto.h)
+find_path(CRYPTO_INCLUDE_DIR openssl/crypto.h
+  HINTS
+    ${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR}
+)
 
 # Try to find the library
-find_library(CRYPTO_LIBRARY crypto)
+if(NOT MSVC)
+  find_library(CRYPTO_LIBRARY crypto)
+else()
+  if(USE_STATIC_RT)
+    set(OPENSSL_MSVC_STATIC_RT 1)
+  endif()
+  # going the extra mile...
+  set(CRYPTO_LIBRARY_RELEASE ${LIB_EAY_RELEASE})
+  set(CRYPTO_LIBRARY_DEBUG ${LIB_EAY_DEBUG})
+  include(SelectLibraryConfigurations)
+  select_library_configurations(CRYPTO)
+endif()
 
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
 find_package_handle_standard_args(CRYPTO