diff --git a/src/server/CMakeLists.txt b/src/server/CMakeLists.txt
index 79702787..39568504 100644
--- a/src/server/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/server/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ SET(openwsmand_SOURCES ${openwsmand_SOURCES} gss.c wsmand.c)
 IF(USE_OPENSSL)
 SET(SSL_LIB ${OPENSSL_SSL_LIBRARY})
 MESSAGE(STATUS "SSL_LIB is at >${SSL_LIB}<")
-ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DSSL_LIB="${SSL_LIB}")
+
+# Extract just the filename from the full path
+get_filename_component(SSL_LIB_NAME ${SSL_LIB} NAME)
+MESSAGE(STATUS "SSL_LIB filename is >${SSL_LIB_NAME}<")
+
+ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DSSL_LIB="${SSL_LIB_NAME}")
 ENDIF(USE_OPENSSL)
 
 ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DDELIM_CHARS=", " )