diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index d221343c..1a331460 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,8 +3,13 @@ if(NOT BUILD_TESTING)
 endif()
 
 if (OQS_PROVIDER_BUILD_STATIC)
+  get_filename_component(OPENSSL_LIB_TYPE ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY} LAST_EXT)
   add_executable(example_static_oqsprovider static_oqsprovider.c)
-  target_link_libraries(example_static_oqsprovider PRIVATE ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY} oqsprovider)
+  if(OPENSSL_LIB_TYPE STREQUAL ".a")
+    target_link_libraries(example_static_oqsprovider PRIVATE ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY} oqsprovider)
+  else()
+    target_link_libraries(example_static_oqsprovider PRIVATE ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY} oqsprovider dl pthread )
+  endif()
   targets_set_static_provider(example_static_oqsprovider)
   add_test(NAME test_example_static_oqsprovider
     COMMAND example_static_oqsprovider)
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 50a85d34..53ec05cb 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,8 +27,16 @@ set_tests_properties(oqs_signatures
 )
 endif()
 
+set(REQ_LIBS_T, "")
+if (OQS_PROVIDER_BUILD_STATIC)
+  get_filename_component(OPENSSL_LIB_TYPE ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY} LAST_EXT)
+  if(OPENSSL_LIB_TYPE STREQUAL ".a")
+    set(REQ_LIBS_T "dl" "pthread")
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 add_executable(oqs_test_signatures oqs_test_signatures.c test_common.c)
-target_link_libraries(oqs_test_signatures PRIVATE ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY} ${OQS_ADDL_SOCKET_LIBS})
+target_link_libraries(oqs_test_signatures PRIVATE ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY} ${OQS_ADDL_SOCKET_LIBS} ${REQ_LIBS_T})
 
 add_test(
   NAME oqs_kems
@@ -49,7 +57,7 @@ set_tests_properties(oqs_kems
 endif()
 
 add_executable(oqs_test_kems oqs_test_kems.c test_common.c)
-target_link_libraries(oqs_test_kems PRIVATE ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY} ${OQS_ADDL_SOCKET_LIBS})
+target_link_libraries(oqs_test_kems PRIVATE ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY} ${OQS_ADDL_SOCKET_LIBS} ${REQ_LIBS_T})
 
 add_test(
     NAME oqs_groups
@@ -70,7 +78,7 @@ set_tests_properties(oqs_groups
 )
 endif()
 add_executable(oqs_test_groups oqs_test_groups.c test_common.c tlstest_helpers.c)
-target_link_libraries(oqs_test_groups PRIVATE ${OPENSSL_SSL_LIBRARY} ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY} ${OQS_ADDL_SOCKET_LIBS})
+target_link_libraries(oqs_test_groups PRIVATE ${OPENSSL_SSL_LIBRARY} ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY} ${OQS_ADDL_SOCKET_LIBS} ${REQ_LIBS_T})
 
 add_test(
     NAME oqs_tlssig
@@ -92,10 +100,10 @@ set_tests_properties(oqs_tlssig
 )
 endif()
 add_executable(oqs_test_tlssig oqs_test_tlssig.c test_common.c tlstest_helpers.c)
-target_link_libraries(oqs_test_tlssig PRIVATE ${OPENSSL_SSL_LIBRARY} ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY} ${OQS_ADDL_SOCKET_LIBS})
+target_link_libraries(oqs_test_tlssig PRIVATE ${OPENSSL_SSL_LIBRARY} ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY} ${OQS_ADDL_SOCKET_LIBS} ${REQ_LIBS_T})
 
 add_executable(oqs_test_endecode oqs_test_endecode.c test_common.c)
-target_link_libraries(oqs_test_endecode PRIVATE ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY} ${OQS_ADDL_SOCKET_LIBS})
+target_link_libraries(oqs_test_endecode PRIVATE ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY} ${OQS_ADDL_SOCKET_LIBS} ${REQ_LIBS_T})
 add_test(
   NAME oqs_endecode
   COMMAND oqs_test_endecode
@@ -116,7 +124,7 @@ endif()
 
 add_executable(oqs_test_evp_pkey_params oqs_test_evp_pkey_params.c test_common.c)
 target_include_directories(oqs_test_evp_pkey_params PRIVATE "../oqsprov")
-target_link_libraries(oqs_test_evp_pkey_params PRIVATE ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY} ${OQS_ADDL_SOCKET_LIBS})
+target_link_libraries(oqs_test_evp_pkey_params PRIVATE ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY} ${OQS_ADDL_SOCKET_LIBS} ${REQ_LIBS_T})
 add_test(
   NAME oqs_evp_pkey_params
   COMMAND oqs_test_evp_pkey_params