diff --git a/source/glest_game/CMakeLists.txt b/source/glest_game/CMakeLists.txt
index b1db40435..9ef7d50b9 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/glest_game/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ IF(BUILD_ZETAGLEST)
 	ENDIF()
 
 	IF(WANT_USE_OpenSSL)
-		FIND_PACKAGE(OpenSSL)
+		set(OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR /usr/local/opt/openssl)
+		include(FindOpenSSL)
 		IF(OPENSSL_FOUND)
 		    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
 		ELSE()
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/CMakeLists.txt b/source/shared_lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 1a957206b..60154f178 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/shared_lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -81,25 +81,21 @@ IF(BUILD_MODEL_VIEWER OR BUILD_MAP_EDITOR OR BUILD_ZETAGLEST)
 	ENDIF()
 
 	IF(WANT_USE_OpenSSL)
-		FIND_PACKAGE(OpenSSL)
+		set(OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR /usr/local/opt/openssl)
+		include(FindOpenSSL)
 		IF(OPENSSL_FOUND)
-		    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+			INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+			SET(EXTERNAL_LIBS ${EXTERNAL_LIBS} ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES})
 		ELSE()
-		    MESSAGE(STATUS "**NOTE: OpenSSL is usually not required.")
+			MESSAGE(STATUS "**NOTE: OpenSSL is usually not required.")
 		ENDIF()
 	ENDIF()
 
 	include(FindCURL)
-	INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CURL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-	IF(UNIX)
-		IF(NOT OPENSSL_FOUND)
-		    # default
-		    SET(EXTERNAL_LIBS ${EXTERNAL_LIBS} ${CURL_LIBRARIES})
-		ELSE()
-		    # mageia
-		    SET(EXTERNAL_LIBS ${EXTERNAL_LIBS} ${CURL_LIBRARIES} ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES})
-		ENDIF()
-	ENDIF()
+	if(CURL_FOUND)
+		INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CURL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+		SET(EXTERNAL_LIBS ${EXTERNAL_LIBS} ${CURL_LIBRARIES})
+	endif()
 
 	FIND_PACKAGE(${SDL_VERSION_NAME} REQUIRED)
 	INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${${SDL_VERSION_NAME}_INCLUDE_DIR})