diff --git a/tools/user-config.jam b/tools/user-config.jam
index 574d1374..215e5adb 100644
--- a/tools/user-config.jam
+++ b/tools/user-config.jam
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ local OPENSSL_ROOT = [ os.environ OPENSSL_ROOT ] ;
 project
   : requirements
     <include>$(OPENSSL_ROOT)/include
-    <variant>debug:<library-path>$(OPENSSL_ROOT)/debug/lib
+    <variant>debug:<library-path>$(OPENSSL_ROOT)/lib
+    <target-os>windows<variant>debug:<library-path>$(OPENSSL_ROOT)/debug/lib
     <variant>release:<library-path>$(OPENSSL_ROOT)/lib
   ;