diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 83b5976d..c23d634e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -459,7 +459,11 @@ if (SQLITECPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
     
     target_link_libraries(SQLiteCpp_example1 SQLiteCpp)
     if (MSYS OR MINGW)
-        target_link_libraries(SQLiteCpp_example1 ssp)
+        # Check if libssp exists before linking (newer MinGW versions may not have it)
+        find_library(SSP_LIBRARY ssp)
+        if (SSP_LIBRARY)
+            target_link_libraries(SQLiteCpp_example1 ${SSP_LIBRARY})
+        endif ()
     endif ()
 else (SQLITECPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
     message(STATUS "SQLITECPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF")