diff --git a/scripts/build-arch.bat b/scripts/build-arch.bat
index f0c7dd31..fdf3f1c9 100644
--- a/scripts/build-arch.bat
+++ b/scripts/build-arch.bat
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ if not x%QT_PATH:\5.=%==x%QT_PATH% (
     set WINDEPLOYQT_ARGS=--no-qmltooling --no-virtualkeyboard
 ) else (
     rem Qt 6.8+
-    set WINDEPLOYQT_ARGS=--no-system-d3d-compiler --no-system-dxc-compiler --skip-plugin-types qmltooling,generic --no-ffmpeg
+    set WINDEPLOYQT_ARGS=--no-system-d3d-compiler --no-system-dxc-compiler --skip-plugin-types qmltooling,generic --no-ffmpeg --force-openssl
     set WINDEPLOYQT_ARGS=!WINDEPLOYQT_ARGS! --no-quickcontrols2fusion --no-quickcontrols2imagine --no-quickcontrols2universal
     set WINDEPLOYQT_ARGS=!WINDEPLOYQT_ARGS! --no-quickcontrols2fusionstyleimpl --no-quickcontrols2imaginestyleimpl --no-quickcontrols2universalstyleimpl --no-quickcontrols2windowsstyleimpl --no-quickcontrols2fluentwinui3styleimpl
 )