diff --git a/Crypto/Makefile b/Crypto/Makefile
index 39a95bfef..732eb031c 100644
--- a/Crypto/Makefile
+++ b/Crypto/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 
 include $(POCO_BASE)/build/rules/global
 
-SYSLIBS += -lssl -lcrypto
+# see https://github.com/pocoproject/poco/issues/3073
+GLOBAL_SYSLIBS := $(SYSLIBS)
+SYSLIBS = -lssl -lcrypto
+SYSLIBS += $(GLOBAL_SYSLIBS)
 
 objects = Cipher CipherFactory CipherImpl CipherKey CipherKeyImpl \
 	CryptoException CryptoStream CryptoTransform \