diff --git a/cmake/ssl.cmake b/cmake/ssl.cmake
index 1bd46bc0f39..646aa37a91c 100644
--- a/cmake/ssl.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ssl.cmake
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ MACRO (MYSQL_CHECK_SSL)
          )
     IF(NOT OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR)
       IF(WITH_SSL_PATH)
-        SET(OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR ${WITH_SSL_PATH})
+        # workaround for https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/22945
+        SET(OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR ${WITH_SSL_PATH} ${WITH_SSL_PATH}/lib64)
       ENDIF()
     ENDIF()
     FIND_PACKAGE(OpenSSL)