diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a5044161..129b8198 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ if (SQLITECPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
         if (NOT APPLE)
             target_link_libraries(SQLiteCpp_example1 dl)
         endif ()
+    elseif (MSYS OR MINGW)
+        target_link_libraries(SQLiteCpp_example1 ssp)
     endif ()    
 else (SQLITECPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
     message(STATUS "SQLITECPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF")