diff -Naur Python-2.7.9-orig/setup.py Python-2.7.9/setup.py --- Python-2.7.9-orig/setup.py 2014-12-11 13:50:14.601800000 +0300 +++ Python-2.7.9/setup.py 2014-12-11 13:50:20.030600000 +0300 @@ -832,10 +832,13 @@ if (ssl_incs is not None and ssl_libs is not None): + _ssl_libs = ['ssl', 'crypto'] + if host_platform.startswith(('mingw', 'win')): + _ssl_libs += ['ws2_32'] exts.append( Extension('_ssl', ['_ssl.c'], include_dirs = ssl_incs, library_dirs = ssl_libs, - libraries = ['ssl', 'crypto'], + libraries = _ssl_libs, depends = ['socketmodule.h']), ) else: missing.append('_ssl')