diff --git a/ports/openssl/EmbedSymbolsInStaticLibsZ7.patch b/ports/openssl/EmbedSymbolsInStaticLibsZ7.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a8de2c4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/openssl/EmbedSymbolsInStaticLibsZ7.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+diff --git a/util/pl/VC-32.pl b/util/pl/VC-32.pl
+index dba96cb..5722f6e 100644
+--- a/util/pl/VC-32.pl
++++ b/util/pl/VC-32.pl
+@@ -154,9 +154,17 @@ else
+ 	$cflags=$opt_cflags.$base_cflags;
+ 	}
+ 
+-# generate symbols.pdb unconditionally
+-$app_cflag.=" /Zi /Fd\$(TMP_D)/app";
+-$lib_cflag.=" /Zi /Fd\$(TMP_D)/lib";
++# generate symbols.pdb when building dlls and embed symbols when building static libs
++if ($shlib)
++	{
++	$app_cflag.=" /Zi /Fd\$(TMP_D)/app.pdb";
++	$lib_cflag.=" /Zi /Fd\$(TMP_D)/lib.pdb";
++	}
++else
++	{
++	$app_cflag.=" /Z7";
++	$lib_cflag.=" /Z7";
++	}
+ $lflags.=" /debug";
+ 
+ $obj='.obj';