diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 348c507f6..cbfb290b8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -52,12 +52,15 @@ nu-system = { path = "./crates/nu-system", version = "0.63.1" }
 nu-table = { path = "./crates/nu-table", version = "0.63.1"  }
 nu-term-grid = { path = "./crates/nu-term-grid", version = "0.63.1"  }
 nu-utils = { path = "./crates/nu-utils", version = "0.63.1"  }
-openssl = { version = "0.10.38", features = ["vendored"], optional = true }
 pretty_env_logger = "0.4.0"
 rayon = "1.5.1"
 reedline = { version = "0.6.0", features = ["bashisms"]}
 is_executable = "1.0.1"
 
+[target.'cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))'.dependencies]
+# Our dependencies don't use OpenSSL on Windows
+openssl = { version = "0.10.38", features = ["vendored"], optional = true }
+
 [dev-dependencies]
 nu-test-support = { path="./crates/nu-test-support", version = "0.63.1"  }
 tempfile = "3.2.0"