diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2d908e8..d270297 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -495,6 +495,9 @@ if(NOT CAF_NO_OPENSSL)
       message(STATUS
               "Disable OpenSSL. Required >= 1.0.1 due to TLSv1.2 support.")
       set(CAF_NO_OPENSSL yes)
+    elseif(CAF_OPENSSL_VERSION_OVERRIDE)
+        include_directories(BEFORE ${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+        add_optional_caf_lib(openssl)
     else()
       if(NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
         # Check if openssl headers and library versions match
