diff --git a/external/aws-sdk-cpp.cmake b/external/aws-sdk-cpp.cmake
index e8332c4a..f88df9ca 100644
--- a/external/aws-sdk-cpp.cmake
+++ b/external/aws-sdk-cpp.cmake
@@ -23,19 +23,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_PREV "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
 
 # Configure OpenSSL crypto library
 find_package(OpenSSL)
-set(crypto_INCLUDE_DIR ${OpenSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
-
-# FIXME:
-# Cannot use a generator expression here, since this is needed at config time.
-# But, this breaks multi-config. Need to find a better solution.
-if (${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "Debug")
-    set(crypto_ROOT ${openssl_PACKAGE_FOLDER_DEBUG})
-else()
-    set(crypto_ROOT ${openssl_PACKAGE_FOLDER_RELEASE})
-endif()
-
-set(crypto_SHARED_LIBRARY_ROOT ${crypto_ROOT}) # libcrypto.so libcrypto.dylib
-set(crypto_STATIC_LIBRARY_ROOT ${crypto_ROOT}) # libcrypto.a
+add_library(crypto ALIAS OpenSSL::Crypto)
 
 # Fix CMake errors for internal variables not set
 include(aws-sdk-cpp/cmake/compiler_settings.cmake)