diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d383442..352cdfb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ if (TINYMITM_LOGS OR $CACHE{TINYMITM_LOGS})
     target_compile_definitions(tinymitm PUBLIC TINYMITM_LOGS)
 endif()
 
+if (WIN32)
+    target_link_libraries(tinymitm PRIVATE crypt32)
+endif()
+
 # ------------------------------
 # test
 # ------------------------------
diff --git a/src/proxy/tinymitm/ssl.cpp b/src/proxy/tinymitm/ssl.cpp
index fc56547..e8eec17 100644
--- a/src/proxy/tinymitm/ssl.cpp
+++ b/src/proxy/tinymitm/ssl.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #ifdef _WIN32
     #include <windows.h>
     #include <wincrypt.h>
-    #pragma comment(lib, "crypt32.lib")
 #endif
 
 /*