diff --git a/contrib/CMakeLists.txt b/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
index e0203b1b046..01d62a15847 100644
--- a/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ if (USE_INTERNAL_SSL_LIBRARY)
     if (NOT MAKE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)
         set (BUILD_SHARED 1)
     endif ()
-    set (USE_SHARED ${USE_STATIC_LIBRARIES})
     set (LIBRESSL_SKIP_INSTALL 1)
     add_subdirectory (ssl)
     target_include_directories(${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY} SYSTEM PUBLIC ${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})