diff --git a/Src/modules.jambuild/luaevent.jam b/Src/modules.jambuild/luaevent.jam
index 1c5b8a2a7..432b6161b 100644
--- a/Src/modules.jambuild/luaevent.jam
+++ b/Src/modules.jambuild/luaevent.jam
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 if $(MSVCNT)
 {
 
+IncludeModule c/openssl ;
+
+if ! [ C.UseOpenSSL : test ] {
+	Echo * Not building luaevent, because OpenSSL is not found. ;
+	return ;
+}
+
 local SRCS =
         src/buffer_event.c
         src/event_buffer.c