diff --git a/userspace/engine/CMakeLists.txt b/userspace/engine/CMakeLists.txt
index d0486652790..cca3fd8a884 100644
--- a/userspace/engine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/userspace/engine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ if(EMSCRIPTEN)
 	target_compile_options(falco_engine PRIVATE "-sDISABLE_EXCEPTION_CATCHING=0")
 endif()
 
+set(ENGINE_LIBRARIES sinsp nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json yaml-cpp)
+
+if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux" AND NOT MINIMAL_BUILD)
+	# Used by falco_utils.cpp
+	add_dependencies(falco_engine openssl)
+	list(APPEND ENGINE_LIBRARIES "${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES}")
+endif()
+
 target_include_directories(falco_engine PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${TBB_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
-target_link_libraries(falco_engine PUBLIC sinsp nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json yaml-cpp)
+target_link_libraries(falco_engine PUBLIC ${ENGINE_LIBRARIES})
diff --git a/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt b/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt
index e6196aac0f9..9f4082bcb64 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ set(FALCO_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
 )
 
 set(FALCO_DEPENDENCIES cxxopts)
-set(FALCO_LIBRARIES falco_engine sinsp yaml-cpp)
+set(FALCO_LIBRARIES falco_engine)
 
 if(USE_JEMALLOC)
 	list(APPEND FALCO_DEPENDENCIES jemalloc)
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux" AND NOT MINIMAL_BUILD)
 		"${GRPC_LIBRARIES}"
 		"${PROTOBUF_LIB}"
 		"${CARES_LIB}"
-		"${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES}"
 	)
 endif()