diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9bb3f60a0..843f55db1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ ver 0.22.5 (not yet released)
   - iso9660: another fix for unaligned reads
 * output
   - httpd: error handling on Windows improved
+* Windows:
+  - enable https:// support (via Schannel)
 
 ver 0.22.4 (2021/01/21)
 * protocol
diff --git a/python/build/libs.py b/python/build/libs.py
index 517e892b3..e5277856c 100644
--- a/python/build/libs.py
+++ b/python/build/libs.py
@@ -407,6 +407,9 @@ curl = AutotoolsProject(
         '--disable-progress-meter',
         '--disable-alt-svc',
         '--without-gnutls', '--without-nss', '--without-libssh2',
+
+        # native Windows SSL/TLS support, option ignored on non-Windows builds
+        '--with-schannel',
     ],
 
     patches='src/lib/curl/patches',