diff --git a/src/tools/msvc/Solution.pm b/src/tools/msvc/Solution.pm
index 51711c2bf..d33fdc3b0 100644
--- a/src/tools/msvc/Solution.pm	
+++ b/src/tools/msvc/Solution.pm
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ sub GetOpenSSLVersion
 	# openssl.exe is in the specified directory.
 	# Quote the .exe name in case it has spaces
 	my $opensslcmd =
-	  qq("$self->{options}->{openssl}\\bin\\openssl.exe" version 2>&1);
+	  qq("openssl.exe" version 2>&1);
 	my $sslout = `$opensslcmd`;
 
 	$? >> 8 == 0