diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index f77e4f0ea8..895dc6f519 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
    Entries may not always be in chronological/commit order.
    See license at the end of file. */
 
+2025-10-20 17:42 UTC+0200 Aleksander Czajczynski (hb fki.pl)
+  * contrib/hbssl/hbssl.hbc
+    ! actually lib* prefix should stay on win/msvc platform
+      OpenSSL builds. Thanks to Mario H. Sabado for testing
+      and feedback.
+
 2025-10-20 10:47 UTC+0200 Aleksander Czajczynski (hb fki.pl)
   * .github/workflows/windows-ci.yml
     * encourage to test OpenSSL
diff --git a/contrib/hbssl/hbssl.hbc b/contrib/hbssl/hbssl.hbc
index fdf15ad407..1d70ca2645 100644
--- a/contrib/hbssl/hbssl.hbc
+++ b/contrib/hbssl/hbssl.hbc
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ skip={dos}
 {!HB_DYNBIND_OPENSSL&win&!allmingw&!allmsvc&!clang&!zig}libs=ssleay32 libeay32
 {!HB_DYNBIND_OPENSSL&allmsvc&HB_COMP_VER<'1401'}libs=ssleay32 libeay32
 {!HB_DYNBIND_OPENSSL&win&(allmingw|clang|zig)}libs=ssl crypto
-{!HB_DYNBIND_OPENSSL&allmsvc&HB_COMP_VER>'1400'}libs=ssl crypto
+{!HB_DYNBIND_OPENSSL&allmsvc&HB_COMP_VER>'1400'}libs=libssl libcrypto
 {!HB_DYNBIND_OPENSSL&allwin}libs=crypt32