diff -Naur Python-3.8.0-orig/setup.py Python-3.8.0/setup.py --- Python-3.8.0-orig/setup.py 2019-10-22 10:01:52.635234600 +0300 +++ Python-3.8.0/setup.py 2019-10-22 10:02:04.772055900 +0300 @@ -2257,6 +2257,8 @@ openssl_includes = split_var('OPENSSL_INCLUDES', '-I') openssl_libdirs = split_var('OPENSSL_LDFLAGS', '-L') openssl_libs = split_var('OPENSSL_LIBS', '-l') + if MS_WINDOWS: + openssl_libs += ['ws2_32'] if not openssl_libs: # libssl and libcrypto not found self.missing.extend(['_ssl', '_hashlib'])