diff --git a/vlib/http/openssl_backend.v b/vlib/http/openssl_backend.v
index 2dc234857c..b57f640e62 100644
--- a/vlib/http/openssl_backend.v
+++ b/vlib/http/openssl_backend.v
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ module http
 import strings 
 
 #flag -I @VROOT/thirdparty/openssl/include 
-#flag -lssl -lcrypto 
+#flag -lssl -lcrypto
+// MacPorts
+#flag darwin -L/opt/local/lib
  
 #include <openssl/ssl.h>