diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1f6e9099..6d72e470 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ win:
 	cp -r applications/welcome ../web2py_win/web2py/applications
 	cp -r applications/examples ../web2py_win/web2py/applications
 	cp applications/__init__.py ../web2py_win/web2py/applications
+	# per https://github.com/web2py/web2py/issues/1716
+	mv ../web2py_win/_ssl.pyd ../web2py_win/_ssl.pyd.legacy 
 	cd ../web2py_win; zip -r web2py_win.zip web2py
 	mv ../web2py_win/web2py_win.zip .
 run: