diff --git a/appveyor.sh b/appveyor.sh
index 87c9d572a8..0c94a59b57 100644
--- a/appveyor.sh
+++ b/appveyor.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ set -eux; [ -n "${BASH:-}${ZSH_NAME:-}" ] && set -o pipefail
 # build
 
 if [ "${APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE}" = 'Visual Studio 2022' ]; then
-  openssl_root_win='C:/OpenSSL-v30-Win64'
+  # v31 and v32 not recognized by CMake 3.27.0
+  openssl_root_win='C:/OpenSSL-v111-Win64'
 else
   openssl_root_win='C:/OpenSSL-v111-Win64'
 fi
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 7fd1a6629c..c6465c08a3 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ environment:
       SHARED: 'ON'
       TESTING: 'OFF'
       DISABLED_TESTS: ''
-    - job_name: 'CMake, VS2022, Release, x64, OpenSSL 3, WebSockets, Unity, Build-only'
+    - job_name: 'CMake, VS2022, Release, x64, OpenSSL 1.1.1, WebSockets, Unity, Build-only'
       APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: 'Visual Studio 2022'
       BUILD_SYSTEM: CMake
       PRJ_GEN: 'Visual Studio 17 2022'