diff --git a/cmake/Libraries.cmake b/cmake/Libraries.cmake
index 3f335895f..e007a79d1 100644
--- a/cmake/Libraries.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Libraries.cmake
@@ -37,17 +37,6 @@ macro(configure_libs)
 
   message(STATUS "Qt version: ${Qt6_VERSION}")
 
-  # TODO SSL check can happen in lib/net when don't have to deploy it any longer on windows
-
-  # Apple has to use static libraries because "Use of the Apple-provided OpenSSL
-  # libraries by apps is strongly discouraged."
-  # https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Security/Conceptual/cryptoservices/SecureNetworkCommunicationAPIs/SecureNetworkCommunicationAPIs.html
-  if(APPLE)
-    set(OPENSSL_USE_STATIC_LIBS TRUE)
-  endif()
-
-  find_package(OpenSSL ${REQUIRED_OPENSSL_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS SSL Crypto)
-
   option(ENABLE_COVERAGE "Enable test coverage" OFF)
   if(ENABLE_COVERAGE)
     message(STATUS "Enabling code coverage")
diff --git a/src/lib/net/CMakeLists.txt b/src/lib/net/CMakeLists.txt
index 16e911dd9..705e55e79 100644
--- a/src/lib/net/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/lib/net/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 - 2012 Nick Bolton
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
+# Apple has to use static libraries because "Use of the Apple-provided OpenSSL
+# libraries by apps is strongly discouraged."
+# https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Security/Conceptual/cryptoservices/SecureNetworkCommunicationAPIs/SecureNetworkCommunicationAPIs.html
+if(APPLE)
+  set(OPENSSL_USE_STATIC_LIBS TRUE)
+endif()
+
+find_package(OpenSSL ${REQUIRED_OPENSSL_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS SSL Crypto)
+
 add_library(net STATIC
   FingerprintData.cpp
   FingerprintData.h