diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e8917bd1..129b8198 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -162,9 +162,6 @@ include_directories("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include")
 # add sources of the wrapper as a "SQLiteCpp" static library
 add_library(SQLiteCpp ${SQLITECPP_SRC} ${SQLITECPP_INC} ${SQLITECPP_DOC} ${SQLITECPP_SCRIPT})
 target_include_directories(SQLiteCpp PUBLIC "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include")
-if (NOT MSVC)
-    target_link_libraries(SQLiteCpp libssp)
-endif (NOT MSVC)
 
 if (UNIX AND (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} STREQUAL "Clang"))
     set_target_properties(SQLiteCpp PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-fPIC")
@@ -242,6 +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")