diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cb0d33a5f..bd639846b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 WINDOWS = 'Windows' in PLATFORM
 
 CWD = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+STATIC_SSL = os.getenv('STATIC_SSL')
+SSL_LIB_PATH = os.getenv('SSL_LIB_PATH')
 # COVERAGE environment variable only meant for CI/CD workflow to generate C coverage data
 # Not for developers to use, unless you know what the workflow is doing!
 COVERAGE = os.getenv('COVERAGE')
@@ -119,6 +121,13 @@
 # STATIC SSL LINKING BUILD SETTINGS
 ################################################################################
 
+if STATIC_SSL:
+    extra_objects.extend(
+        [SSL_LIB_PATH + 'libssl.a', SSL_LIB_PATH + 'libcrypto.a'])
+    libraries.remove('ssl')
+    libraries.remove('crypto')
+    library_dirs.remove('/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib')
+
 ################################################################################
 # PLATFORM SPECIFIC BUILD SETTINGS
 ################################################################################
@@ -172,6 +181,9 @@
     # Needed for linking the Python client with the C client
     extra_objects.append(AEROSPIKE_C_TARGET + "/vs/x64/Release/aerospike.lib")
 
+os.putenv('CPATH', ':'.join(include_dirs))
+os.environ['CPATH'] = ':'.join(include_dirs)
+
 ################################################################################
 # SETUP
 ################################################################################