diff --git a/pyinstaller.spec b/pyinstaller.spec
index bd8786a..8b01a97 100644
--- a/pyinstaller.spec
+++ b/pyinstaller.spec
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ exe = EXE(pyz,
         # codesign_identity = None,
         # entitlements_file = None,
         # contents_directory = "_internal",
-        strip = shutil.which("strip") is not None,
+        # using strip on windows results in "ImportError: Can't connect to HTTPS URL because the SSL module is not available."
+        strip = not platform.startswith("win") and shutil.which("strip") is not None,
         upx = shutil.which("upx") is not None,
         upx_exclude = [],
         runtime_tmpdir = None,