diff --git a/scripts/build-bundle.sh b/scripts/build-bundle.sh
index 87e060795e..cb64d2794b 100755
--- a/scripts/build-bundle.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-bundle.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ done
     --prefix "/opt/arangodb" \
     --targetDir /var/tmp/ \
     --clang \
+    --staticOpenSSL \
     $@
 
 cd ${DIR}/..