diff --git a/cmake/SelectHTTPSBackend.cmake b/cmake/SelectHTTPSBackend.cmake
index fbc2adc14..d293001f5 100644
--- a/cmake/SelectHTTPSBackend.cmake
+++ b/cmake/SelectHTTPSBackend.cmake
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ if(USE_HTTPS)
 		set(GIT_OPENSSL 1)
 		list(APPEND LIBGIT2_SYSTEM_INCLUDES ${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
 		list(APPEND LIBGIT2_SYSTEM_LIBS ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES})
+		# Static OpenSSL (lib crypto.a) requires libdl, include it explicitly
 		if(LINK_WITH_STATIC_LIBRARIES STREQUAL ON)
 			list(APPEND LIBGIT2_SYSTEM_LIBS ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
 		endif()