diff --git a/Server/Source/CMakeLists.txt b/Server/Source/CMakeLists.txt
index 76811ebc8..f2df4b459 100644
--- a/Server/Source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Server/Source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ else()
 	endif()
 endif()
 
+if(UNIX AND NOT SHARED_OPENSSL)
+	target_compile_definitions(SERVER PRIVATE OMP_STATIC_OPENSSL)
+endif()
 
 target_compile_definitions(Server PRIVATE
 	OMP_VERSION_MAJOR=${CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}
diff --git a/Server/Source/core_impl.hpp b/Server/Source/core_impl.hpp
index bc3851498..e14a8ef2b 100644
--- a/Server/Source/core_impl.hpp
+++ b/Server/Source/core_impl.hpp
@@ -1514,6 +1514,10 @@ class Core final : public ICore, public PlayerConnectEventHandler, public Consol
 
 		printLn("Starting open.mp server (%u.%u.%u.%u) from commit %.*s", getVersion().major, getVersion().minor, getVersion().patch, getVersion().prerel, PRINT_VIEW(getVersionHash()));
 
+#ifdef OMP_STATIC_OPENSSL
+		logLn(LogLevel::Warning, "Running static OpenSSL build - plugins that use OpenSSL might crash (discord-connector, pawn-requests). It's recommended to use the dynssl build.");
+#endif
+
 		// Try to load components from the current directory
 		loadComponents("components");