diff --git a/cmake/AddOpenSSL.cmake b/cmake/AddOpenSSL.cmake
index ed68a48b6..e095d073f 100644
--- a/cmake/AddOpenSSL.cmake
+++ b/cmake/AddOpenSSL.cmake
@@ -4,11 +4,7 @@ message(CHECK_START "Adding OpenSSL")
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MESSAGE_INDENT "  ")
 
 if (APPLE)
-    if (EXISTS "${POAC_HOMEBREW_ROOT_PATH}/openssl")
-        set(OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR "${POAC_HOMEBREW_ROOT_PATH}/openssl")
-    else ()
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "OpenSSL not found. Please install it by `brew install openssl@3`")
-    endif ()
+    set(OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR "${POAC_HOMEBREW_ROOT_PATH}/openssl")
 endif ()
 if (DEFINED OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR)
     set(OPENSSL_LIBRARIES ${OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR}/lib)
@@ -40,6 +36,10 @@ if (OPENSSL_FOUND)
 else ()
     message(CHECK_FAIL "not found")
     list(APPEND missingDependencies openssl)
+
+    if (APPLE)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "OpenSSL not found. Please install it by `brew install openssl@3`")
+    endif ()
 endif ()
 
 list(POP_BACK CMAKE_MESSAGE_INDENT)